Physico-chemical characteristics and postglacial desalination of Stanwell–Fletcher Lake, Arctic Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Rust, Brian R., Coakley, John P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Canada; Arctic Lake; Stanwell-Fletcher Lake
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e70-085; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e70-085

Stanwell–Fletcher Lake is a cold monomictic Arctic lake, essentially isothermal at about 1.5 °C, with almost complete ice cover throughout the year. The annual heat input is about 13 000 cal cm −2 , much less than that of dimictic Arctic lakes. The lake is isochemical, with very low ionic concentrat...