On the Abundances of Noble and Biologically Relevant Gases in Lake Vostok, Antarctica

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: Mousis, Olivier, Lakhlifi, Azzedine, Picaud, Sylvain, Pasek, Matthew A., Chassefière, Eric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2013
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Lake Vostok; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/615; https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2012.0907; https://arxiv.org/pdf/1301.2009v1.pdf

Motivated by the possibility of comparing theoretical predictions of Lake Vostok's composition with future in situ measurements, we investigated the composition of clathrates that are expected to form in this environment from the air supplied to the lake by melting ice. To establish the best po...