Formation and character of an ancient 19-m ice cover and underlying trapped brine in an “ice-sealed” east Antarctic lake

Lake Vida, one of the largest lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, was previously believed to be shallow (<10 m) and frozen to its bed year-round. New ice-core analysis and temperature data show that beneath 19 m of ice is a water column composed of a NaCl brine with a salinity seven t...

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Main Authors: Doran, Peter T., Fritsen, Christian H., McKay, Christopher P., Priscu, John C., Adams, Edward E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The National Academy of Sciences 2003
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Physical Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC140872/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12518052
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.222680999
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