Potential
Student Research Projects: Lake Linné
Research on Lake Linné will
be a combination of studies of the glacier, melt-water stream, and
lake. In addition to these studies remote weather stations will be
established at three locations: the south and north end of the lake
and at the glacier front. Potential research projects at this location
could combine the equipment and methods used at any of these locations.
Research projects will be individually created, yet releated to the
overarching goal of establishing the effects of current climate on
modern sediment deposition.
Glacier: Ablation stakes will be installed and monitored
on the glacier allowing for yearly comparisons and analysis of glacier
health. Throughout the field season the glacier will be observed
on a semi-daily basis to establish the daily cycles of glacial melt
and the relationship to the observed weather conditions.
Melt-Water Stream: The braided-stream is the main source
of sedimentation into the lake and therefore an important source
of information in regards to the modern sedimentation processes.
While it is difficult to monitor such a varying system, a discharge
station will be established on the melt-water stream and monitored
throughout the field season. Sedimentation traps and temperature
sensors can also be positioned in the stream to observe short-term
variations. Water quality can be monitored through water samples
(a vacuum filtration system will be available), and casts of an
In-Situ profiler (measures turbidity, dissolved oxygen, conductivity,
ect.).
Lake Processes: The lake will be closely monitored throughout
the field season through water quality measurements, profiling (In-Situ
Troll 9000), additionally moorings will be established in the lake
with logging temperature sensors and sediment traps. These mooring
will be deployed yearly (at the end of the field season), collected
at the beginning of the field-work, and utilized throughout the
field season to evaluate the short and long term processes of sediment
deposition within the lake.
Student Research Projects at Lake Linné
from previous years:
Sedimentation in glacier-fed Lake Linne during the 2004/2005 season, Svalbard, Norway.
Hour by hour weather influences on Linnebreen glacier ablation, Svalbard, Norway.
Hourly changes in suspended sediment concentration along the glacial stream Linneelva, Svalbard
Determination of Meteorological and Radiation Effects upon Glacial Ablation at Linnebreen, Svalbard
Summer Sediment Transport and Deposition in Lake Linne
Hydrochemical Study of the Linnebreen Catchment, Svalbard Norway.
Characterizing Alternative Sediment Sources to Linnevatnet.
Using Geochemical Evidence to Determine Provenance in a High Arctic Glacier-Fed Lake, Linne Valley, Svalbard, Norway.
Reconstruction of a Temperature Time Series for Linnedalen, Svalbard.
Characterization of Climatic Influences on modern Sedimentation in an Arctic Lake, Svalbard, Norway.
Unsustainable glacier ablation at 78 degrees N latitude, Linnebreen, Svalbard.
Understanding the thermal evolution in an arctic glacier-fed lake, Linnevatnet, Svalbard.
Interpreting the discharge and sediment flux of a glacial meltwater stream, Linneelva, Svalbard.
Calibrating the lamination stratigraphy in Lake Linne.
|
