Global patterns and long-term trends in lake temperature: A collaborative workshop to synthesize in situ and remote sensing data and analyze controlling factors

最近的研究表明，世界各地的湖泊都在显著变暖，但科学家们才刚刚开始了解湖泊变暖的全球范围、区域模式、原因和生态后果。全球湖泊温度合作组织（GLTC）成立于2010年，旨在协调一个国际调查小组的活动，以获取全球湖泊温度记录。GLTC目前由50多名调查人员组成，它将举办一个研讨会，将参与者聚集到一个共同的地点，将湖泊和卫星收集的温度数据综合到一个全球数据库中，评估观测到的湖泊温度变化的原因和生态影响，确定未来研究的方向，并制定数据管理、教育和推广计划。讲习班将讨论的具体研究课题包括温度趋势及其在全球范围内的变化、可能影响温度趋势的气候和地理因素、地表和深层水温度趋势的可比性，以及观察到的湖泊温度变化可能产生的生态后果。研讨会的更广泛影响将包括发展国际合作，通过建立统一的湖泊温度数据数据库来加强研究和教育的基础设施，通过学生互动和课程开发将研究和教育结合起来，以及通过出版物、会议、项目网站以及教育和外展活动传播研讨会成果和数据。

Recent studies have revealed significant warming of lakes throughout the world, but scientists are just beginning to understand the global extent, regional patterns, causes, and ecological consequences of lake warming. The Global Lake Temperature Collaboration (GLTC) was established in 2010 to coordinate activities of an international group of investigators with access to global lake temperature records. The GLTC, now comprised of more than 50 investigators, will hold a workshop to bring participants to a common location to synthesize temperature data collected at lakes and by satellites into a global database, assess the causes and ecological implications of the observed changes in lake temperature, identify directions for future research, and develop plans for data management and education and outreach. Specific research topics that will be addressed at the workshop will include temperature trends and how they vary around the globe, climatic and geographic factors that may influence temperature trends, comparability of temperature trends in surface and deeper waters, and likely ecological consequences of observed changes in lake temperatures. The broader impacts of the workshop will include the development of international collaborations, enhancement of infrastructure for research and education by creating a unified database of lake temperature data, integration of research and education through student interaction and curriculum development, and dissemination of workshop results and data through publications, conferences, a project website, and education and outreach activities.