Heat budget of lakes

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This article gives an overview of the heat fluxes between lakes and their environment. The heat budget of most lakes is dominated by heat fluxes at the lake surface, especially shortwave radiation, incoming and outgoing longwave radiation, and the latent heat flux. The seasonality of these fluxes is the most important driver for seasonal mixing processes in lakes. Changes in heat fluxes and the resulting changes in lake thermal structure are the most direct impact of climate change on lakes.
Publication type Book chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Title Heat budget of lakes
DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00011-6
Edition Second Edition
Volume 1
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Contributing office(s) WMA - Integrated Information Dissemination Division
Description 7 p.
Larger Work Title Encyclopedia of inland waters
First page 467
Last page 473
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