Evaporation over a glacial lake in Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: E. Shevnina, M. Potes, T. Vihma, T. Naakka, P. R. Dhote, P. K. Thakur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Glacial Lake; Zub; Priyadarshini; Lake Priyadarshini; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3101-2022; https://doaj.org/article/77997bcb3618433387e8777016422a1d

The study provides estimates of summertime evaporation over a glacial lake located in the Schirmacher oasis, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. Lake Zub (alternately named Lake Priyadarshini and referred to throughout as Lake Zub/Priyadarshini) is the second-largest lake in the oasis, and its maxi...