Water sources and composition of dissolved gases and bubbles in a saline high Arctic spring.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Dale T Andersen, Christopher P McKay, Wayne H Pollard, Margarita M Marinova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Heiberg; Axel Heiberg Island; Expedition Fiord; Astro Lake; Phantom Lake; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282877; https://doaj.org/article/4292380b96b34361940b4cc491962ce7

We investigate the water sources for a perennial spring, "Little Black Pond," located at Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian High Arctic based on dissolved gases. We measured the dissolved O2 in the likely sources Phantom Lake and Astro Lake and the composition of noble g...