The current state of Lake Dålk (Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica)

The study focuses on the current state of englacial Lake Dålk (Larsemann Hills Oasis), which was completely devastated in January 2017 by a catastrophic outburst and formed again in February 2020. A set of works including ground-penetrating radar (GPR) profiling, geodetic survey, core drilling, ther...

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Published in:Polar Science
Main Authors: Sukhanova Anastasiia, Bantsev Dmitry, Popov Sergey, Boronina Alina, Shimanchuk Egor, Polyakov Sergey
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2000361
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Summary:The study focuses on the current state of englacial Lake Dålk (Larsemann Hills Oasis), which was completely devastated in January 2017 by a catastrophic outburst and formed again in February 2020. A set of works including ground-penetrating radar (GPR) profiling, geodetic survey, core drilling, thermometric measurements and isotopic analysis was performed. As a result, new data were obtained about the modern boundaries of the reservoir, ice thickness and depths, as well as about the peculiarities of freezing of the lake after re-formation. Based on the field data obtained, one-dimensional mathematical modeling of Lake Dålk freezing was carried out, the results of which showed further scenarios of its evolution. journal article