Dissolved gas dynamics in perennially ice‐covered Lake Fryxell, Antarctica

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: Hood, E. M., Howes, B. L., Jenkins, W. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1998
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Oceanography; Fryxell; Lake Fryxell; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1998.43.2.0265; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1998.43.2.0265; https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1998.43.2.0265

We use the concentrations of noble gases (He, Ne, and Ar), helium isotopes, and tritium to characterize the mechanisms and rates of ventilation for Lake Fryxell, Antarctica, as well as the physical processes controlling dissolved gases. The upper oxic zone is ventilated on timescales of several deca...