Hydrodynamics in Three Arctic Lakes

Currents generated in the lakes near Point Barrow, Alaska, by prevailing winds are described for two different situations: that where there is an ice cake present, and that of open lakes. A hypothetical analysis is given for currents associated with ice cakes and a somewhat longer discussion, including a review of a previous hypothesis, follows the description of currents in open lakes. There is a brief account of basin features related to water motion and a description of differences in water temperature around the ice cakes.