Low Deuterium Content of Lake Vanda, Antarctica
Lake Vanda in Victoria Land, Antarctica, is permanently ice-covered and permanently stratified, with warm, salty water near the bottom. Deuterium analyses of lake water from several levels indicate that the lake has a low deuterium content, and that it is stratified with respect to this isotope. Thi...
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craaas:10.1126/science.148.3674.1226 2024-06-09T07:39:48+00:00 Low Deuterium Content of Lake Vanda, Antarctica Ragotzkie, Robert A. Friedman, Irving 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3674.1226 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.148.3674.1226 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 148, issue 3674, page 1226-1227 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1965 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3674.1226 2024-05-16T12:54:28Z Lake Vanda in Victoria Land, Antarctica, is permanently ice-covered and permanently stratified, with warm, salty water near the bottom. Deuterium analyses of lake water from several levels indicate that the lake has a low deuterium content, and that it is stratified with respect to this isotope. This low deuterium content supports the evidence from the lake's ionic content that the saline layer is not of marine origin, and it indicates that evaporation from the ice surface has taken place. The stratification of the lake with respect to deuterium suggests that the upper and lower layers of water were formed at different times from different sources of glacial melt water. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Victoria Land AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Lake Vanda ENVELOPE(161.600,161.600,-77.517,-77.517) Vanda ENVELOPE(161.550,161.550,-77.533,-77.533) Victoria Land Science 148 3674 1226 1227 |
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Lake Vanda in Victoria Land, Antarctica, is permanently ice-covered and permanently stratified, with warm, salty water near the bottom. Deuterium analyses of lake water from several levels indicate that the lake has a low deuterium content, and that it is stratified with respect to this isotope. This low deuterium content supports the evidence from the lake's ionic content that the saline layer is not of marine origin, and it indicates that evaporation from the ice surface has taken place. The stratification of the lake with respect to deuterium suggests that the upper and lower layers of water were formed at different times from different sources of glacial melt water. |
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