Limnological conditions in Subglacial Lake Vostok, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Christner, BC, Royston-Bishop, G, Foreman, CF, Arnold, BR, Tranter, Martyn, Welch, KA, Lyons, WB, Tsapin, AI, Priscu, JC
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Lake Vostok; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/limnological-conditions-in-subglacial-lake-vostok-antarctica(9a53bd9d-7a55-46c7-a817-73fc3b49bccb).html

Subglacial Lake Vostok is located ~4 km beneath the surface of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and has been isolated from the atmosphere for >15 million yr. Concerns for environmental protection have prevented direct sampling of the lake water thus far. However, an ice core has been retrieved from a...