MCM Data Catalog: Lakes

Lake and other limnological data are organized within the subcategories listed below. Core datasets are associated with long-term and typically ongoing studies, whereas non-core datasets generally reflect shorter-term or opportunistic studies.

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Lake Biology

Core
Chlorophyll-a concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2023, ongoing)
Phytoplankton primary production measurements from discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2022, ongoing)
Thymidine uptake rates for estimating bacterial production in lakes, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2023, ongoing)
Non-core
Bacterial Enumeration
Chlorophyll-A Concentrations in Lake Hoare Benthic Mats 1996-97
Community Respiration Rates : Quantifying the Activity of the Electron Transport System (ETS)
Haptorian ciliate measurements from discrete water column samples using flow imaging microscopy (FlowCam) from Lakes Fryxell and Hoare, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2007-2020)
Microplankton counts from discrete water column samples using flow imaging microscopy (FlowCam) from Lakes Fryxell and Hoare, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2007-2011)
Microzooplankton : Ciliate Grazing Rates
Microzooplankton : Cryptophyte, Ciliate, and Heterotrophic Nanoflagellate Abundances
Microzooplankton : Flagellate Grazing in Lakes Hoare and Fryxell
Microzooplankton : Lake Fryxell Ciliates, Bacteria, Nanoflagellates
Microzooplankton Species Found in Lake Fryxell
Phytoplankton water column profiles in Lake Bonney, Antarctica from 2004 to 2015
Summer Phytoplankton Densities 1992-2001
Summer vs Winter Phytoplankton Presence 1989-1991
Transplant Lake Integrated Connectivity Experiment (tLICE) in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, January 2018
Winter Phytoplankton Densities during the 1990-1991 season

Lake Chemistry

Core
Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2023, ongoing)
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2022, ongoing)
Dissolved oxygen concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2010-2018, ongoing)
Hydrogen ion concentrations (pH) in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2024, ongoing)
Ion concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1991-2019, ongoing)
Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2020, ongoing)
Particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON) concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2022, ongoing)
Non-core
Cation, Anion Concentrations Along Lake Sediment/Water Interface
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Concentrations in Lakes
Gas, Tritium, Stable Isotope, and Major Ion data for lake waters: 2005-2006 Antarctic Season
Halogen chemistry and isotopic composition in McMurdo lake waters and pore fluids
Iodine content and I-129 isotopic composition in McMurdo lake-bottom sediments
Lake Bonney Autonomous Lake Profiler and Samplers (ALPS): BBE moldanke Fluoroprobe data
Lake Bonney Autonomous Lake Profiler and Samplers (ALPS): Conductivity, Temperature, and Pressure
Lake Bonney Autonomous Lake Profiler and Samplers (ALPS): Dissolved CO2 Concentrations
Lake Bonney Autonomous Lake Profiler and Samplers (ALPS): Particulate Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Concentrations
Lake Bonney Autonomous Lake Profiler and Samplers (ALPS): Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Mineralogic composition of cryogenic evaporites determined by low-temperature X-ray diffactometry
Particulate phosphorus concentrations in discrete water column samples collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2006-2019)
Stable Isotope Data for Lake Chad

Physical Limnology

Core
Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) vertical profiles collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2023, ongoing)
Daily measurement summaries from lake-based "Blue Box" monitoring stations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1994-2019, ongoing)
High frequency measurements from lake-based "Blue Box" monitoring stations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1994-2019, ongoing)
Lake ice thickness and density measurements, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1989-2025, ongoing)
Lake level surveys in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Underwater Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) from in-situ Lake Primary Production Experiments in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica (1995-2023, ongoing)
Underwater photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) vertical profiles collected from lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1993-2025, ongoing)
Non-core
2009-10 Sub-ice Current Velocities Recorded with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
2012-2013 Sub-ice Current Velocities Recorded with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Bathymetric Hypsographic Function Values
Bathymetric Polynomials
Bathymetric Values From Contour Map Digitizing
Depths, Areas, Volumes Measured by Jeffrey Schmok
High frequency, 1-min pressure measurements of continuous stage (lake level) and ice surface ablation from Lake Hoare, Antarctica from 2012-2016
Lake Joyce near shore water column pressure and temperature
Lake Vanda thermocline temperature time series
Piezometric Depths for Taylor Valley Lakes
Temperature and Profiles (YSI) from 1993-2000
Weekly CTD profile measurements of conductivity, specific conductance, temperature, depth, density, and salinity from Lake Hoare, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica during the 2012-2013 austral summer

Lake Locations & Measurement Sites

Core
Lake Descriptions
Limno run codes, dates, and locations associated with vertical lake profile data collected in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (1991-2025, ongoing)

Supporting Materials

Limno Field Methods Manual - Sampling and analysis methods