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- Title
Gas Pressure Dynamics in Small and Mid-Size Lakes.
- Authors
Boehrer, Bertram; Jordan, Sylvia; Leng, Peifang; Waldemer, Carolin; Schwenk, Cornelis; Hupfer, Michael; Schultze, Martin
- Abstract
Dissolved gases produce a gas pressure. This gas pressure is the appropriate physical quantity for judging the possibility of bubble formation and hence it is central for understanding exchange of climate-relevant gases between (limnic) water and the atmosphere. The contribution of ebullition has widely been neglected in numerical simulations. We present measurements from six lacustrine waterbodies in Central Germany: including a natural lake, a drinking water reservoir, a mine pit lake, a sand excavation lake, a flooded quarry, and a small flooded lignite opencast, which has been heavily polluted. Seasonal changes of oxygen and temperature are complemented by numerical simulations of nitrogen and calculations of vapor pressure to quantify the contributions and their dynamics in lacustrine waters. In addition, accumulation of gases in monimolimnetic waters is demonstrated. We sum the partial pressures of the gases to yield a quantitative value for total gas pressure to reason which processes can force ebullition at which locations. In conclusion, only a small number of gases contribute decisively to gas pressure and hence can be crucial for bubble formation.
- Subjects
GERMANY; GAS dynamics; DRINKING water; VAPOR pressure; PARTIAL pressure; EBULLITION; BUBBLES; LAKES; STRIP mining
- Publication
Water (20734441), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 13, p1824
- ISSN
2073-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/w13131824