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Cryoconite holes on glaciersCryoconite holes are water-filled depressions on the surface of glaciers. They contain microbial communities and may contribute to glacial wastage and biological colonization of ice-free areas.
Document ID
19860032169
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wharton, R. A., Jr. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mckay, C. P. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Simmons, G. M., Jr. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Parker, B. C. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: BioScience
Volume: 35
ISSN: 0006-3568
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0006-3568
Accession Number
86A16907
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF DPP-79-20805
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF DPP-76-23996
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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