Historical modelling of changes in Lake Erken thermal conditions

Moras, Simone; Ayala, Ana I.; Pierson, Don C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5001-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5001-2019

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Modelling lakes in the climate system (GMD/HESS inter-journal...

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5001-2019

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Articles | Volume 23, issue 12

Research article

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13 Dec 2019

Research article |

| 13 Dec 2019

Historical modelling of changes in Lake Erken thermal conditions

Simone Moras, Ana I. Ayala, and Don C. Pierson

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5001-2019-supplement

Data sets

Simulation of Lake Erken water temperature (1961-2017) with GOTM: Model configuration, and calibration, input data, output data and observed water temperature - Update Simone Moras https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.54375615d258461086125d5fc85a4c32

Model code and software

Simulation of Lake Erken water temperature (1961-2017) with GOTM: Model configuration, and calibration, input data, output data and observed water temperature - Update Simone Moras https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.54375615d258461086125d5fc85a4c32

Short summary

We used a hydrodynamic model to reconstruct daily historical water temperature of Lake Erken (Sweden) between 1961 and 2017 to demonstrate the ongoing effect of climate change on lake thermal conditions. The results show that the lake has warmed most rapidly in the last 30 years and that it is now subject to a longer and more stable stratification. The methods used here to reconstruct historical water temperature records can be easily extended to other lakes.