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The Physical Limnology of Northern Britain: an Epitome of the Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Freshwater Lochs, 1897 1909 1
Author(s) -
GORHAM EVILLE
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1958.3.1.0040
Subject(s) - limnology , profundal zone , glacial lake , hydrology (agriculture) , glacial period , loss on ignition , drainage basin , geology , lake district , physical geography , oceanography , geomorphology , littoral zone , geography , archaeology , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , cartography , environmental chemistry
Interrelations between drainage area, lake area, length, mean breadth, mean depth, and maximum depth are examined in 262 rock basins and 137 basins lying in or dammed by glacial drift. The effect of lake dimensions upon the time taken for complete water replacement is calculated, and an illustration is given of the influence of lake area and mean depth upon the temperature of surface and bottom waters. No relation is evident between lake dimensions and the organic content (ignition loss) of the profundal muds.