The dependence of the consumption of dissolved oxygen on lake morphology in ice covered lakes.

Lars Bengtsson, Osama Ali Maher (Contributor)

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Abstract

The consumption of oxygen in ice covered lakes is analyzed and related to biological oxygen demand and sediment oxygen demand. An approach for computing dissolved oxygen concentration is suggested assuming horizontally mixed waters and negligible vertical dispersion. It is found that the depletion of dissolved oxygen is mainly due to the transfer of oxygen at the water/sediment interface. The morphology of a lake is very important for how fast the dissolved oxygen concentration is reduced during winter.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)381–391
JournalHydrology Research
Volume51
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources

Free keywords

  • convection, dissolved oxygen, ice covered lakes, lake morphology, sediment oxygen demand

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