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A NOTE ON STABILITY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA LAKES, WITH DISCUSSION OF THE EFFECT OF HURRICANES 1
Author(s) -
Yount James L.
Publication year - 1961
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.1961.6.3.0322
Subject(s) - storm , oceanography , environmental science , tropical cyclone , meteorology , climatology , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geography , geotechnical engineering
Limnological data are presented that indicate that central Florida lakes in summer normally do not overturn at night even though night temperatures are lower than that of the bottom water during the day. This is attributed to the usual lack of wind at night. Wind and rain effects on these shallow lakes are shown before and after tropical storm “Brenda” and hurricane “Donna.” It is concluded that the relatively mild Brenda was as effective in initiating overturn as was the much stronger Donna.