Articles | Volume 23, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5001-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-5001-2019
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

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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.