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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-331-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-331-2022
Research article
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24 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 24 Jan 2022

Seasonality of density currents induced by differential cooling

Tomy Doda, Cintia L. Ramón, Hugo N. Ulloa, Alfred Wüest, and Damien Bouffard

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At night or during cold periods, the shallow littoral region of lakes cools faster than their deeper interior. This induces a cold downslope current that carries littoral waters offshore. From a 1-year-long database collected in a small temperate lake, we resolve the seasonality of this current and report its frequent occurrence from summer to winter. This study contributes to a better quantification of lateral exchange in lakes, with implications for the transport of dissolved compounds.
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