TY  - JOUR
A1  - Basavaiah, Nathani
A1  - Wiesner, M. G.
A1  - Anoop, Ambili
A1  - Menzel, P.
A1  - Nowaczyk, Norbert R.
A1  - Deenadayalan, K.
A1  - Brauer, Achim
A1  - Gaye, Birgit
A1  - Naumann, R.
A1  - Riedel, N.
A1  - Stebich, M.
A1  - Prasad, Sushma
T1  - Physicochemical analyses of surface sediments from the Lonar Lake, central India - implications for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
JF  - Fundamental and applied limnology : official journal of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology
N2  - We report the results of our investigations on the catchment area, surface sediments, and hydrology of the monsoonal Lonar Lake, central India. Our results indicate that the lake is currently stratified with an anoxic bottom layer, and there is a spatial heterogeneity in the sensitivity of sediment parameters to different environmental processes. In the shallow (0-5 m) near shore oxic-suboxic environments the lithogenic and terrestrial organic content is high and spatially variable, and the organics show degradation in the oxic part. Due to aerial exposure resulting from lake level changes of at least 3m, the evaporitic carbonates are not completely preserved. In the deep water (>5 m) anoxic environment the lithogenics are uniformly distributed and the delta C-13 is an indicator not only for aquatic vs. terrestrial plants but also of lake pH and salinity. The isotopic composition of the evaporites is dependent not only on the isotopic composition of source water (monsoon rainfall and stream inflow) and evaporation, but is also influenced by proximity to the isotopically depleted stream inflow. We conclude that in the deep water environment lithogenic content, and isotopic composition of organic matter can be used for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction.
KW  - isotopes
KW  - lonar lake
KW  - modern surface sediments
KW  - magnetic parameters
KW  - monsoon
KW  - palaeoenvironmental proxies
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1127/1863-9135/2014/0515
SN  - 1863-9135
VL  - 184
IS  - 1
SP  - 51
EP  - 68
PB  - Schweizerbart
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mishrat, Praveen K.
A1  - Anoop, A.
A1  - Jehangir, A.
A1  - Prasad, Sushma
A1  - Menze, R.
A1  - Schettler, Georg
A1  - Naumann, R.
A1  - Weise, S.
A1  - Andersen, N.
A1  - Yousuf, A. R.
A1  - Gaye, Birgit
T1  - Limnology and modern sedimentation patterns in high altitude Tso Moriri Lake, NW Himalaya - implications for proxy development
JF  - Fundamental and applied limnology : official journal of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology
N2  - We report the results of our investigations on the catchment area, lake surface sediments, and hydrology of the high altitude alpine Tso Moriri Lake, NW Himalayas (India). Our results indicate that the lake is currently alkaline, and thermally stratified with an oxic bottom layer. Results from hydrochemistry and isotopic composition (delta O-18 and delta D) of inflowing streams and lake waters show that Tso Moriri Lake is an evaporative lake with contributions from both westerly source (snow melt) and Indian summer monsoon precipitation. Geochemical and mineralogical investigations on the catchment and lake surface sediments reveal the presence of authigenic aragonite in modern lake sediment. The lithogenic components reflect the inflow and sorting processes during transport into the lake, whereas the authigenic carbonate fraction can be linked to the changes in ([precipitation+meltwater]/evaporation) (I/E) balance within the lake. The spatial variability in grain size distribution within the lake surface sediments shows that the grain size data can be utilised as a proxy for transport energy and shoreline proximity in the lake basin. We have evaluated the applicability of commonly applied environmentally sensitive proxies (isotopes, mineralogy, weathering indices) for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction in the Tso Moriri Lake. Our results show that the commonly used weathering index (Rb/Sr) is not applicable due to Sr contribution from authigenic carbonates. The useful weathering indices in Tso Moriri Lake are the Si/Al and the Chemical Proxy of Alteration (CPA). Since the carbonates are formed by evaporative processes, their presence and isotopic values can be used as indicators of I/E changes in the lake.
KW  - geochemistry
KW  - lake sediments
KW  - palaeoenvironmental proxies
KW  - Tso Moriri Lake
KW  - weathering indices
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2014/0664
SN  - 1863-9135
VL  - 185
IS  - 3-4
SP  - 329
EP  - 348
PB  - Schweizerbart
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  -