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Some types of temperature inversion encountered in a freshwater lake with short residence time
Author(s) -
Wiegand Ronald C.,
Carmack Eddy C.
Publication year - 1981
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.1981.26.3.0565
Subject(s) - residence time (fluid dynamics) , inversion (geology) , water column , residence , environmental science , geology , atmospheric sciences , oceanography , geomorphology , structural basin , geotechnical engineering , demography , sociology
We describe the occurrence and characteristics of temperature inversions in a deep, short residence‐time lake. Six types of fine‐scale inversions are identified on the basis of their location in the lake and the associated physical mechanism leading to their formation. For one example, potential energy considerations are used to calculate the minimum amount of work done on the water column to produce the observed deformation.