Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming
| dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Jian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leavitt, Peter R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rose, Kevin C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wang, Xiwen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Yibo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shi, Kun | |
| dc.contributor.author | Qin, Boqiang | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-19T19:35:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-19T19:35:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10-16 | |
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| dc.description.abstract | Atmospheric warming heats lakes, but the causes of variation among basins are poorly understood. Here, multi-decadal profiles of water temperatures, trophic state, and local climate from 345 temperate lakes are combined with data on lake geomorphology and watershed characteristics to identify controls of the relative rates of temperature change in water (WT) and air (AT) during summer. We show that differences in local climate (AT, wind speed, humidity, irradiance), land cover (forest, urban, agriculture), geomorphology (elevation, area/depth ratio), and water transparency explain >30% of the difference in rate of lake heating compared to that of the atmosphere. Importantly, the rate of lake heating slows as air warms (P < 0.001). Clear, cold, and deep lakes, especially at high elevation and in undisturbed catchments, are particularly responsive to changes in atmospheric temperature. We suggest that rates of surface water warming may decline relative to the atmosphere in a warmer future, particularly in sites already experiencing terrestrial development or eutrophication. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 42220104010 to B.Q., 42177058 to J.Z., U22A20561 and 41922005 to K.S., and 42007160 to Y.Z.), the National Key Research and Development Grant of China (2022YFC3204101) to J.Z and the NIGLAS foundation (E1SL002) to K.S., the Canada Research Chair Program to P.R.L., and US National Science Foundation (grants 1754265 and 2048031) to K.C.R. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Zhou, J., Leavitt, P.R., Rose, K.C. et al. Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming. Nat Commun 14, 6503 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42262-x | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42262-x | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10294/16131 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Nature Research | |
| dc.title | Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming | |
| dc.type | Article |