Diel Surface Temperature Range Scales with Lake Size.
Diel Surface Temperature Range Scales with Lake Size.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0152466
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发表时间:
2016
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Weyhenmeyer GA
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作者:
Woolway RI;Jones ID;Maberly SC;French JR;Livingstone DM;Monteith DT;Simpson GL;Thackeray SJ;Andersen MR;Battarbee RW;DeGasperi CL;Evans CD;de Eyto E;Feuchtmayr H;Hamilton DP;Kernan M;Krokowski J;Rimmer A;Rose KC;Rusak JA;Ryves DB;Scott DR;Shilland EM;Smyth RL;Staehr PA;Thomas R;Waldron S;Weyhenmeyer GA
Ecological and biogeochemical processes in lakes are strongly dependent upon water temperature. Long-term surface warming of many lakes is unequivocal, but little is known about the comparative magnitude of temperature variation at diel timescales, due to a lack of appropriately resolved data. Here we quantify the pattern and magnitude of diel temperature variability of surface waters using high-frequency data from 100 lakes. We show that the near-surface diel temperature range can be substantial in summer relative to long-term change and, for lakes smaller than 3 km2, increases sharply and predictably with decreasing lake area. Most small lakes included in this study experience average summer diel ranges in their near-surface temperatures of between 4 and 7°C. Large diel temperature fluctuations in the majority of lakes undoubtedly influence their structure, function and role in biogeochemical cycles, but the full implications remain largely unexplored.