Analysis of Sediment Trap Yields in Glacial Fed Linnévatnet, Svalbard: Calibrating Watershed and Lacustrine Processes for Paleoclimate Analysis, 2011

• Main Author: Greg de Wet
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2013
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTS; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE; EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > LAKE LEVELS; EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > SEDIMENTS; EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > SEDIMENTS; EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > VARVE DEPOSITS; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > DEGRADATION; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > TURBIDITY; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > ENTRAINMENT; EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTATION; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > SOIL TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SUSPENDED SOLIDS; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > SAMPLERS > GRABBERS/TRAPS/COLLECTORS > SEDIMENT TRAPS; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS > CONDUCTIVITY METERS; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > TEMPERATURE PROFILERS; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > RECORDERS/LOGGERS > TEMPERATURE LOGGERS; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > GAUGES > STREAM GAUGES; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > POSITIONING/NAVIGATION > GPS > GPS > GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > ACTIVE REMOTE SENSING > PROFILERS/SOUNDERS > ACOUSTIC SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > PROBES; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CORERS > CORING DEVICES; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > PROBES > STEEL MEASURING TAPE; IN SITU/LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS > CURRENT/WIND METERS > CURRENT METERS; MANNED FIELD STATION; HOURLY TO DAILY; DAILY TO WEEKLY; ANNUAL; 1 MINUTE TO 1 HOUR; MONTHLY TO ANNUAL; WEEKLY TO MONTHLY; inlandWaters; oceans; environment; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Jan Mayen; Linnévatnet; Linnéelva; glacier; Ice Sheet; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2FQ9Q486

Annually laminated lake sediments provide valuable high resolution records of paleoclimate in areas such as the High Arctic where detailed records are generally lacking. Studies of lacustrine sediment deposition and watershed dynamics allow for interpretation or calibration of the annual sediment yields and the connection to climatic controls. Sediment trap studies undertaken on Linnévatnet, a High Arctic glacial-fed lake on the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, since 2003 provide a critical link from modern processes to the laminated sediment record. In the summer of 2010 a total of 31 traps were collected that were deployed in the summer of 2009. Their locations in relation to the inlet of the glacial stream Linnéelva range from proximal (.4km away) to distal (3.3km). Instrumentation in the Linné Valley, including time lapse cameras, temperature loggers, snow trees, and weather station data help facilitate understanding of climatic controls on glacial melt and stream discharge. Two sedimentation events occurred in the summer/fall of 2009, accounting for 25% of total sediment accumulation. Spring 2010 sedimentation began on 6/15 with an event that accounted for 12.5% of total yearly sediment accumulation. This was followed by the most significant event of the year from 6/24-6/30. This event accounted for 50% of the total sediment accumulation and was driven by the nival melt. Two further events were recorded by the intervalometer, each accounting for 6.3% of total accumulation. The first event was the result of settling of fine grained particles and the second was a distinct event driven by solar radiation and temperature. The nival melt is determined to be the dominant hydrologic event in the Linné valley and responsible for the majority of sedimentation in Linnévatnet. The timing and intensity of this melt event is controlled primarily by melting degree days. Further study is needed to determine the validity of using Linnévatnet’s varved sediment for paleoclimate reconstructions.