Baldeggersee

Country: Switzerland
Varve Category: endogenic varves
Archive Type: lacustrine sediments
Lake Type: glacial lake
Maximum Depth: 33.0
Catchment Area: 73.0
Surface Area: 5.2
Elevation: 460.0
DOI / Reference Link: Access Link
Reference: LOTTER, A.F., STURM, M., TERANES, J.L. & WEHRLI, B 1997: Varve formation since 1885 and high-resolution varve analyses in hypertrophic Baldeggersee (Switzerland). Aquatic Sciences 59, 304-325.
Picture Authors: Andy Lotter
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Description: Freeze core taken at 66 m of water depth in Baldeggersee (Switzerland) in November 1993. Transition of the oxic/anoxic lake state (i.e. onset of laminations) occurred in 1885
Picture Type: field image
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Description: Slab of freeze core from Baldeggersee (Switzerland) during sampling of seasonal layers. The light, calcite layer has been scratched off in the upper part, where the dark winter layer is visible.
Picture Type: analytical
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Description: Details of freeze core from Baldeggersee (Switzerland) with light calcite (spring/summer) and dark organic (autumn/winter) layers
Picture Type: macroscopic
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Description: Microscopic details of varves from Baldeggersee (Switzerland), light calcite (spring/summer) and dark (autumn/winter) layers are visible for the year 1984
Picture Type: microscopic
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