Study of hydrocryogenic components on the southwest coast of Baikal (ecological and geochemical aspect)
Results of investigations of hydrocryogenic components within the system of snow cover and lake ice as well as snow cover of the Listvyanka village territory are presented in the paper. The village is situated on the south-western shore of Lake Baykal. Peculiarities of the geochemical composition of snow, ice and water under ice are established. The intensity of involvement of dissolved substances together with ice-forming water into the ice is characterized by the involvement index <i>(I). </i>Experimental data demonstrated that every ion has an individual value of the involvement index, with a common regularity being observed, i.e. among anions chloride ions are involved fully. The study revealed that total solids in the snow cover are higher than in the ice and water under ice. Chemical composition of the ice cover is influenced not only by underlying water column but also by atmospheric precipitation.