title: Stable isotope and hydrogeochemical studies of Beaver Lake and Radok Lake, MacRobertson Land, East Antarctica.
abstract: Beaver Lake and Radok Lake, the largest known epishelf lake and the deepest freshwater lake on the Antarctic continent, respectively, were isotopically (δ(2)H, δ(18)O) and hydrogeochemically studied. Radok Lake is an isothermal and non-stratified, i.e. homogeneous water body, while Beaver Lake is stratified with respect to temperature, salinity, and isotopic composition. The results for the latter attest to freshwater (derived from snow and glacier melt) overlying seawater.
authors.affiliation: Zentralinstitut für Isotopen- und Strahlenforschung, Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Leipzig, Germany. famwand@gmx.de
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wand
authors.forename: Wolf-Dieter
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Hermichen
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brüggemann
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zierath
authors.forename: Valerii Dmitrievich
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Klokov
mesh_terms: D000864:Antarctic Regions; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis; D003903:Deuterium / Q000032:analysis; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D046448:Ice Cover; D060106:Lakes / Q000032:analysis*; D010103:Oxygen Isotopes / Q000032:analysis; D054712:Salinity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D010103:Oxygen Isotopes; D003903:Deuterium