Variability in epilimnion depth estimations in lakes

Wilson, Harriet L.; Ayala, Ana I.; Jones, Ian D.; Rolston, Alec; Pierson, Don; de Eyto, Elvira; Grossart, Hans-Peter; Perga, Marie-Elodie; Woolway, R. Iestyn; Jennings, Eleanor

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5559-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5559-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5559-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 11

Research article

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24 Nov 2020

Research article |

| 24 Nov 2020

Variability in epilimnion depth estimations in lakes

Harriet L. Wilson, Ana I. Ayala, Ian D. Jones, Alec Rolston, Don Pierson, Elvira de Eyto, Hans-Peter Grossart, Marie-Elodie Perga, R. Iestyn Woolway, and Eleanor Jennings

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RC1: 'Discuss better the effect of microstratifications', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Jul 2020
- AC1: 'Author response to Anonymous Referee #1', Harriet Wilson, 03 Sep 2020
- AC3: 'Author response to Anonymous Referee #1', Harriet Wilson, 03 Sep 2020
RC2: 'Comment on 'Variability in epilimnion depth estimations in lakes' by Wilson et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jul 2020
- AC2: 'Author response to Anonymous Referee #2', Harriet Wilson, 03 Sep 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (12 Sep 2020) by Anas Ghadouani

AR by Harriet Wilson on behalf of the Authors (22 Sep 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (05 Oct 2020) by Anas Ghadouani

AR by Harriet Wilson on behalf of the Authors (13 Oct 2020)

Short summary

Lakes are often described in terms of vertical layers. The epilimnion refers to the warm surface layer that is homogeneous due to mixing. The depth of the epilimnion can influence air–water exchanges and the vertical distribution of biological variables. We compared various methods for defining the epilimnion layer and found large variability between methods. Certain methods may be better suited for applications such as multi-lake comparison and assessing the impact of climate change.