Evidence for regional climate change in the recent evolution of a high latitude pro-glacial lake

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Webster, Jenny, Hawes, Ian, Downes, Malcolm, Timperley, Michael, Howard-Williams, Clive
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1996
• Subjects: Glacial Lake; Lake Wilson; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Victoria Land; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102096000090; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102096000090

Lake Wilson, a perennially ice-capped, deep (>100 m) lake at 80°S in southern Victoria Land was investigated in January 1993. Water chemistry and physical structure showed three distinct layers; an upper c. 35 m mixed layer of low salinity, moderately turbid water; a less turbid mid layer, 20 m t...