Hallet Lake (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Hallet Lake

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Hallet Lake, near the crest of the Chugach Mountain Range in south-central Alaska. Productivity in the lake is sensitive to summer temperature in the region. Researchers used sediment cores from Hallet Lake and others to construct a 2,000-year climate record for the Arctic.

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Copyright 2006 Nicholas P. McKay

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