Surface water samples from five lagoons on King George Island and Kitiesh Lake in the Antarctic Peninsula were analyzed for elemental composition. SCIOPS collected samples in 1997 and 1998, measuring pH, electrical conductivity, and concentrations of 17 elements via ICP-MS. The dataset likely provides background reference lines for environmental changes.
Use Cases
- Establishing baseline elemental concentrations for remote Antarctic waters based on ICP-MS measurements.
- Analyzing the influence of atmospheric aerosols and runoff on water chemistry based on particulate material discussion.
- Comparing dissolved element variability across different lagoons based on the description of concentration changes.
- Investigating relationships between water movement from windstorms and elemental concentrations based on the described mechanisms.
Strengths
- Analyzes 17 specific elements (Al, Ca, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Sr, Cd, Sn, Sb, Ba, Bi, Pb) via ICP-MS.
- Includes both dissolved and total elemental concentrations for 1998.
- Provides in-situ pH and laboratory electrical conductivity measurements.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1998-12-30 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Surface water samples were collected and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
- Time Range
- 1997-1998
- Freshness
- 1998-12-30 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- King George Island lagoons and Kitiesh Lake, Antarctic Peninsula