Physics and geochemistry of lakes in Vestfjella, Dronning Maud Land

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Leppäranta, Matti, Luttinen, Arto, Arvola, Lauri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2020
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Vestfjella; Basen; Fossilryggen; Plogen; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102019000555; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102019000555

Abstract Shallow Antarctic surface lakes belong to the most extreme aquatic environments on the Earth. In Vestfjella, proglacial surface lakes and ponds are characterized by a 2–5 month long period with liquid water and depths < 2 m. We give a detailed description of nine seasonal lakes and ponds...