Physics and geochemistry of lakes in Vestfjella, Dronning Maud Land

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Leppäranta, Matti, Luttinen, Arto, Arvola, Lauri
• Other Authors: Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), Natural Sciences Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Biological stations, Lammi Biological Station
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: 1171 Geosciences; Antarctica; classification; epiglacial; hydrology; seasonal; supraglacial; SUPRAGLACIAL LAKES; HEAT-BALANCE; SNOW; Antarctic; Basen; Dronning Maud Land; Fossilryggen; Plogen; Vestfjella; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/327115

Shallow Antarctic surface lakes belong to the most extreme aquatic environments on the Earth. In Vestfjella, proglacial surface lakes and ponds are characterized by a 2-5 month long period with liquid water and depths <2 m. We give a detailed description of nine seasonal lakes and ponds situating...