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- Title
Developing a Florida-specific model of lake temperature based on local air temperature, precipitation, lake morphometry, and water chemistry.
- Authors
Lundy, Earl; Schuellerc, Paul
- Abstract
Florida has the potential to be affected by climate change differently than other locations of similar latitude due to its combination of panhandle, narrow peninsula shape. and subtropical elimate. We determined how littoral lake temperatures could be modelled on a statewide basis using littoral water temperatures, air temperatures. lake morphology. lake water quality data, and precipitation data. Littoral lake water temperature data were collected from 43 lakes throughout the state of Florida between 2011 and 2013. We concurrently gathered local daily air temperature and daily precipitation data. along with individual lake surface area, maximum and mean lake depths and lake-specific mean chlorophyll A, mean total phosphorus. mean total nitrogen, and mean Secchi depth from the same periods for comparison. We were able to model the relationship between lake temperature and air temperature, using precipitation. morphometrics, and trophic data to inform the models for individual lake responses. We modelled winter and summer lake temperatures for the period. The relationship between winter lake temperatures and winter air temperatures were affected by month, precipitation, air temperature, latitude, and water color and hardness. Summer lake temperatures and their relationship with air temperatures were affected by month, precipitation, mean depth, and trophic score.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; WATER temperature; ATMOSPHERIC temperature; WATER hardness; MORPHOMETRICS; WATER quality; WATER chemistry
- Publication
Florida Scientist, 2024, Vol 87, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0098-4590
- Publication type
Article