Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6493-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6493-2018
Research article
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14 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 14 Dec 2018

Turbulent mixing and heat fluxes under lake ice: the role of seiche oscillations

Georgiy Kirillin, Ilya Aslamov, Matti Leppäranta, and Elisa Lindgren

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We have discovered transient appearances of strong turbulent mixing beneath the ice of an Arctic lake. Such mixing events increase heating of the ice base up to an order of magnitude and can significantly accelerate ice melting. The source of mixing was identified as oscillations of the entire lake water body triggered by strong winds over the lake surface. This previously unknown mechanism of ice melt may help understand the link between the climate conditions and the seasonal ice formation.