Abstract
The projected changes in the climate (Chapter 2 this volume) will have a major effect on the thermal characteristics of lakes throughout Europe. A summary of the temperature changes observed in a number of CLIME lakes has been given in Chapter 6. Some of the ecological changes associated with these variations are also discussed in Chapters 18, 19 and 20. These results demonstrate that changes in the weather have a direct effect on the thermal characteristics of lakes and an indirect effect on the recycling of nutrients and the growth of phytoplankton. Thermally stratified lakes are particularly sensitive to changes in the weather since they integrate the effects of changes in the solar radiation, the air temperature and the wind speed (Chapter 17).
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This CLIME project was supported under contract EVK1-CT-2002-00121 by the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD) Programme of the 5th EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.
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Jones, I., Sahlberg, J., Persson, I. (2010). Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on the Thermal Characteristics of Lakes. In: George, G. (eds) The Impact of Climate Change on European Lakes. Aquatic Ecology Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2945-4_7
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