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The index of lake basin permanence
Author(s) -
Kerekes Joseph
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.1977.3510620207
Subject(s) - structural basin , littoral zone , shore , index (typography) , geology , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , physical geography , oceanography , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , world wide web , computer science
The index of basin permanence, the ratio of basin volume to shoreline length, gives a morphometric index that reflects the littoral effect on basin volume. A large, deep lake would have a large permanence index (10,000 for Lake Baikal), while an extinct lake or a nearly extinct lake would have an index number of zero or a number approaching zero.