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Lance F. W. Lesack

Lance F. W. Lesack

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
34
Citations
3910
World Ranking
9479
National Ranking
445

Overview

Lance F. W. Lesack is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and focuses their research on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work frequently intersects with the fields of Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

Their research explores several key topics including:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Lesack has contributed to scientific knowledge through numerous publications. Recent papers include:

  • "Continuous Dynamics of Dissolved Methane Over 2 Years and its Carbon Isotopes (δ13C, Δ14C) in a Small Arctic Lake in the Mackenzie Delta", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • "Ice-out and freshet fluxes of CO2 and CH4 across the air-water interface of the channel network of a great Arctic delta, the Mackenzie", 2020, Polar Research
  • "WETMETH 1.0: a new wetland methane model for implementation in Earth system models", 2021, Geoscientific model development
  • "Methane emission dynamics among CO2-absorbing and thermokarst lakes of a great Arctic delta", 2021, Biogeochemistry
  • "Water quality parameters and constituent concentrations measured in the Peel and Arctic Red Rivers, 2007-2010", 2022, Arctic Science

Their frequent co-authors include Jolie Gareis, H. McIntosh, Beth N. Orcutt, C.G. Wheat, and S R Dallimore.

Lesack's work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, notably:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Polar Research
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Arctic Science

Best Publications

  • EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE FRESHWATERS OF ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC NORTH AMERICA

    Wayne R. Rouse;Marianne S. V. Douglas;Robert E. Hecky;Anne E. Hershey

  • Flooding Hydrology and Mixture Dynamics of Lake Water Derived from Multiple Sources in an Amazon Floodplain Lake

    Lance F. W. Lesack;John M. Melack

  • Tropospheric methane from an Amazonian floodplain lake

    Patrick M. Crill;Karen B. Bartlett;John O. Wilson;Daniel I. Sebacher

  • Lake abundance, potential water storage, and habitat distribution in the Mackenzie River Delta, western Canadian Arctic

    Craig A. Emmerton;Craig A. Emmerton;Lance F. W. Lesack;Philip Marsh

  • Transport of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and major solutes in the Gambia River, West Africa'

    Lance F. W. Lesack;Robert E. Hecky;John M. Melack

  • Water balance and hydrologic characteristics of a rain forest catchment in the Central Amazon Basin

    Lance F. W. Lesack

  • The influence of water transparency on the distribution and abundance of macrophytes among lakes of the Mackenzie Delta, Western Canadian Arctic

    M. M. Squires;L. F. W. Lesack;D. Huebert

  • The hydrologic regime of perched lakes in the Mackenzie Delta: Potential responses to climate change

    Philip Marsh;Lance F. W. Lesack

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of light attenuation among lakes of the Mackenzie Delta

    Margaret M. Squires;Lance F. W. Lesack

  • River‐to‐lake connectivities, water renewal, and aquatic habitat diversity in the Mackenzie River Delta

    Lance F. W. Lesack;Philip Marsh

  • Mackenzie River nutrient delivery to the Arctic Ocean and effects of the Mackenzie Delta during open water conditions

    Craig A. Emmerton;Lance F. W. Lesack;Warwick F. Vincent

  • Export of nutrients and major ionic solutes from a rain forest catchment in the Central Amazon Basin

    Lance F. W. Lesack

  • The Deposition, Composition, and Potential Sources of Major Ionic Solutes in Rain of the Central Amazon Basin

    Lance F. W. Lesack;John M. Melack

  • Multiple tracers demonstrate distinct sources of dissolved organic matter to lakes of the Mackenzie Delta, western Canadian Arctic

    Suzanne E. Tank;Lance F. W. Lesack;Jolie A. L. Gareis;Christopher L. Osburn

  • Nutrient and organic matter patterns across the Mackenzie River, estuary and shelf during the seasonal recession of sea-ice

    Craig A. Emmerton;Lance F.W. Lesack;Warwick F. Vincent

  • Lengthening plus shortening of river‐to‐lake connection times in the Mackenzie River Delta respectively via two global change mechanisms along the arctic coast

    Lance F. W. Lesack;Philip Marsh

  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of major solute chemistry among Mackenzie Delta lakes

    Lance F. W. Lesack;Philip Marsh;Robert E. Hecky

  • Northern Delta Lakes as Summertime CO2 Absorbers Within the Arctic Landscape

    Suzanne E. Tank;Lance F. W. Lesack;Raymond H. Hesslein

  • Mercury Export to the Arctic Ocean from the Mackenzie River, Canada

    Craig A Emmerton;Jennifer A Graydon;Jolie A L Gareis;Vincent L St Louis

  • Primary Production and Carbon Dioxide Metabolic Balance of a Lake-Rich Arctic River Floodplain: Partitioning of Phytoplankton, Epipelon, Macrophyte, and Epiphyton Production Among Lakes on the Mackenzie Delta

    Margaret M. Squires;Lance F. W. Lesack;Robert E. Hecky;Stephanie J. Guildford

  • The relation between sediment nutrient content and macrophyte biomass and community structure along a water transparency gradient among lakes of the Mackenzie Delta

    Margaret M. Squires;Lance F. W. Lesack

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Marsh
Philip Marsh Wilfrid Laurier University
John M. Melack
John M. Melack University of California, Santa Barbara
Suzanne E. Tank
Suzanne E. Tank University of Alberta
Scott R. Dallimore
Scott R. Dallimore Geological Survey of Canada
John P. Smol
John P. Smol Queen's University
Chris Hopkinson
Chris Hopkinson University of Lethbridge
Robert E. Hecky
Robert E. Hecky University of Minnesota
Christopher L. Osburn
Christopher L. Osburn North Carolina State University
Donald L. Forbes
Donald L. Forbes Bedford Institute of Oceanography
William J. Riley
William J. Riley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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