Cooling processes in deep, temperate lakes: A review with examples from two lakes in British Columbia

Authors

Eddy C. Carmack, National Water Research Institute, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7V 1N6
David M. Farmer, Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 Saanich Road, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, V8L 4B2

Abstract

The cooling period in deep, temperate lakes includes the breakdown of the seasonal thermocline, isothermal overturn as the lake cools through 4°C, and winter restratification. The first part of this paper is taken up with a review of the relatively few studies on the seasonal cooling of lakes....

Recommended Citation

Carmack, Eddy C., and David M. Farmer. 1982. "Cooling processes in deep, temperate lakes: A review with examples from two lakes in British Columbia." Journal of Marine Research 40, (S). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1635