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SOME OBSERVATIONS OF CURRENTS IN THE HYPOLIMNION OF LAKE MENDOTA
Author(s) -
Lathbury Alison,
Bryson Reid,
Lettau Bernhard
Publication year - 1960
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.1960.5.4.0409
Subject(s) - seiche , hypolimnion , thermocline , turbulence , epilimnion , flagellate , current (fluid) , geology , environmental science , oceanography , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , geography , ecology , biology , eutrophication , paleontology , nutrient
Observations of hypolimnetic currents in Lake Mendota, integrated over entire seiche periods, indicate that steady motions exist below the thermocline. Seiche currents and turbulence are shown to be insufficient to explain the observed currents.