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Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming

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  • Jian Zhou

    (Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Nanjing Normal University)

  • Peter R. Leavitt

    (University of Regina
    University of Regina)

  • Kevin C. Rose

    (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

  • Xiwen Wang

    (Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yibo Zhang

    (Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Kun Shi

    (Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Boqiang Qin

    (Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Atmospheric warming heats lakes, but the causes of variation among basins are poorly understood. Here, multi-decadal profiles of water temperatures, trophic state, and local climate from 345 temperate lakes are combined with data on lake geomorphology and watershed characteristics to identify controls of the relative rates of temperature change in water (WT) and air (AT) during summer. We show that differences in local climate (AT, wind speed, humidity, irradiance), land cover (forest, urban, agriculture), geomorphology (elevation, area/depth ratio), and water transparency explain >30% of the difference in rate of lake heating compared to that of the atmosphere. Importantly, the rate of lake heating slows as air warms (P

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  • Jian Zhou & Peter R. Leavitt & Kevin C. Rose & Xiwen Wang & Yibo Zhang & Kun Shi & Boqiang Qin, 2023. "Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-42262-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42262-x
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