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Particulate matter and dissolved organic carbon concentrations in northern lake ice with associated limnological observations

Milla Rautio1,2,3, Elise Imbeau1,2,3, Warwick F. Vincent. 4,2
1Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
2Centre d’études nordiques (CEN), Quebec, Quebec, Canada
3Group for Interuniversity Research in Limnology and Aquatic Environment (GRIL), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4Département de biologie, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

Ice covers northern lakes for much of the year and has biological and biogeochemical properties that differ from those in the underlying water. Since 2017, we have studied lake ice and the underlying water in lakes along a latitudinal gradient from the southern coniferous forest in boreal Quebec (48°N, 71°W) where lakes are ice-covered for six months a year with a maximum ice thickness of about 70-100 cm, to Arctic tundra (Victoria Island, 69°N, 105°W) where lakes are ice-covered for 10 months a year with a maximum ice thickness of 2 m, and finally to the High-Arctic polar desert (northern Ellesmere Island and Ward Hunt Island; 83°N, 74°W) where perennially ice-covered lakes are found. A total of 19 lakes were measured for several biogeochemical and limnological variables (dissolved organic matter, CDOM, nutrients, dry weight, chlorophyll, photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) and fatty acids). In addition, we present snow and ice thickness for two lakes over the winter 2017-2018, and PAR, oxygen saturation and conductivity measurements using mooring-based sensors (Ruskin Maestro with underwater quantum sensor Li-192).

Data citation

Rautio, M., Imbeau,E., Vincent,W.F. 2021. Particulate matter and dissolved organic carbon concentrations in northern lake ice with associated limnological observations, v. 1.0. Nordicana D90, doi: 10.5885/45717CE-5A9BFDF1C9064936.

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Key references

  • Imbeau E, Vincent WF, Wauthy M, Cusson M, Rautio M 2021. Selective retention of particles and labile organic carbon in northern lake ice. JGR Biogeosciences Special Issue on Winter in a Changing World. (in review).
  • Cavaliere E, Fournier IB, Hazukova V, Rue GP, Sadro S, Berger SA, Cotner JB, Dugan HA, Hampton SE, Lottig NR, McMeans BC, Ozersky T, Powers SM, Rautio M, O'Reilly CM 2021. The Lake Ice Continuum Concept: Influence 1 of Winter Conditions on Ecosystem Dynamics. JGR Biogeosciences Special Issue on Winter in a Changing World. (in review)

Acknowledgements

We thank the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) and Parks Canada for the use of facilities, the Polar Continental Shelf Program and Center for Northern Studies (CEN) for logistic support, and ArcticNet (NCE), Polar Knowledge Canada, the Canada Research Chairs program, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), NSTP, NSERC, FRQNT, Sentinel North (CFREF) and the Garfield Weston Foundation for funding.

Version history

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Measurement sites

Site Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Saguenay 48 -71 200 More info
Cambridge Bay 69 -105 20 More info
Ward Hunt 83 -74 50 More info

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Chl-a concentration in different ice core sections Get file
File: ds_000601047.zip Size: 9.03 KB
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Saguenay Cambridge Bay Ward Hunt
Data
Chlorophyll-a concentration 10/2017 – 05/2018
Snow thickness 10/2017 – 05/2018
Ice thickness 10/2017 – 05/2018
Total ice core and water limnology data Get file
File: ds_000601058.zip Size: 16.95 KB
Sites
Saguenay Cambridge Bay Ward Hunt
Data
Ice thickness 09/2017 – 08/2018
Chlorophyll-a concentration 09/2017 – 08/2018
Snow thickness 09/2017 – 08/2018
Secchi depth 09/2017 – 08/2018
Photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) - absolute values 09/2017 – 08/2018
Nitrate (NO3) 09/2017 – 08/2018
Soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) 09/2017 – 08/2018
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 09/2017 – 08/2018
SUVA 09/2017 – 08/2018
Dry weight (DW) 09/2017 – 08/2018
A254 09/2017 – 08/2018
a320 09/2017 – 08/2018
a440 09/2017 – 08/2018
DOM component C1 09/2017 – 08/2018
DOM composant C2 09/2017 – 08/2018
DOM component C3 09/2017 – 08/2018
DOM composant C4 09/2017 – 08/2018
Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) 09/2017 – 08/2018
Terrestrial fatty acids 09/2017 – 08/2018
Algal fatty acids 09/2017 – 08/2018
Bacterial fatty acids 09/2017 – 08/2018
Photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) - relative values 09/2017 – 08/2018
Greiner Lake PAR mooring data Get file
File: ds_000601128.zip Size: 163.97 KB
Sites
Cambridge Bay
Data
Photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) - absolute values 10/2017 – 07/2018
Simoncouche Lake ice and snow depth Get file
File: ds_000601132.zip Size: 454 B
Sites
Saguenay
Data
Ice thickness 11/2017 – 05/2018
Snow thickness 11/2017 – 05/2018
Simoncouche lake mooring data Get file
File: ds_000601136.zip Size: 566.68 KB
Sites
Saguenay
Data
Photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) - absolute values 10/2017 – 05/2018
Water temperature 10/2017 – 05/2018
Specific conductivity 10/2017 – 05/2018