Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming

Jian Zhou, Peter R. Leavitt (), Kevin C. Rose, Xiwen Wang, Yibo Zhang, Kun Shi () and Boqiang Qin ()
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Jian Zhou: Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter R. Leavitt: 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

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: 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

Date: 2023
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