Retention time of lakes in the Larsemann Hills oasis, East Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: E. Shevnina, E. Kourzeneva, Y. Dvornikov, I. Fedorova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; East Antarctica; Lake Reid; Larsemann Hills; Scandrett; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2667-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/2667/2021/tc-15-2667-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6037ca08a5ea4d3c87baea93b65121fb

This study provides first estimates of the water transport timescale for five lakes located in the Larsemann Hills oasis (69∘23′ S, 76∘20′ E) in East Antarctica. We estimated lake retention time (LRT) as a ratio of lake volume to the inflow and outflow terms of a lake water balance equation. The LRT...