The effects of heat fluxes on phytoplankton distribution in a freshwater lake
B.O. Tsydenov
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Tomsk, Russia
Keywords: heat fluxes, phytoplankton, lake ecosystem, numerical modeling, Barguzin Bay, Lake Baikal
Abstract
The role of heat fluxes in phytoplankton production during the summer heating of Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal was explored using mathematical modeling. The results of numerical experiments showed effects of longwave radiation and latent and sensible heat fluxes on phytoplankton growth in the upper layers. This study found that the largest concentrations of phytoplankton biomass are localized at some distance from the mouth of the Barguzin River.
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