Lakes : Chemistry, Geology, Physics /
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1978
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Heat Budgets of Lakes
- Basic concepts
- Thermal properties of water
- Heat exchange processes
- Thermal behavior of lakes
- Heat balance of lakes
- Frozen lakes
- Antarctic lakes
- Synthesis of the heat budget
- References
- 2 Water Circulation and Dispersal Mechanisms
- Fundamental equations
- Parameterization of Reynolds stresses
- Transport equations
- Vorticity equation
- Setup and seiche
- Wind-driven coastal currents
- Topographic gyre model
- The special case of long and narrow basins
- Comparison with observation
- Effect of bottom friction
- Effect of the Coriolis force
- Spontaneous current reversals
- The topographic wave conceptual model
- A simple shore-zone model
- Vorticity balance
- Comparison with observation
- Coastal jets
- Simple coastal jet conceptual model
- Observations on coastal jets
- Spontaneous thermocline movements near shore
- The internal Kelvin wave conceptual model
- Generation of internal Kelvin waves
- Comparison with observation
- Near-inertial oscillations of currents and thermocline
- The internal Poincaré wave conceptual model
- Comparison with observation
- The coastal boundary layer
- Current climatology nearshore and offshore
- References
- 3 Sedimentary Processes in Lakes
- Lake types
- Basin changes
- Lake response to various forms of physical input
- Controlling factors
- Physical inputs and sediment response
- Energy levels
- Summary
- References
- 4 Man-Made Chemical Perturbation of Lakes
- Factors regulating the chemical composition of lake water systems
- Disturbance of balance between photosynthesis and respiration
- Impact of xenobiotic substances on aquatic ecosystems
- Heavy metals and acidity
- Conclusions
- References
- 5 Organic Compounds in Lake Sediments
- Fatty acids
- Isoprenoid compounds
- Alcohols and ketones
- Pentacyclic triterpenoid acids
- Steranes and triterpanes
- Hydrocarbons
- Sterols
- Pigments
- Carbohydrates
- Amino acids and amino sugars
- Purines and pyrimidines
- Summary
- References
- 6 Radionuclide Limnochronology
- Delivery of radionuclides to lakes
- Limnochronology
- Dating methods
- Particle reworking processes in lake sediments
- Summary
- References
- 7 The Mineralogy and Related Chemistry of Lake Sediments
- Mineral sources
- Driving forces
- Factors of importance in sediment-water interaction
- Chemical composition of lake sediments
- Mineral composition of lake sediments
- Modern techniques for mineralogic and chemical study of lacustrine sediments
- Origin of major mineral groups
- Summary
- References
- 8 Saline Lakes
- Conditions for saline lake formation
- Compositional variability of saline lake waters
- Brine evolution
- Modes of occurrence and accumulation of saline minerals
- Diagenetic reactions
- Examples of active salt lakes
- Great Salt Lake
- Fossil salt lakes
- Conclusions
- References
- 9 Freshwater Carbonate Sedimentation
- Source of carbonate clastics
- Chemistry of calcite precipitation
- Chemistry of other carbonate minerals
- Case history of Lake Zurich calcite deposition
- Summary
- References
- 10 Stable Isotope Studies of Lakes
- Hydrogen and oxygen
- Carbon
- Nitrogen
- Sulfur
- Summary
- References
- 11 Chemical Models of Lakes
- Time scales
- One-box models
- Two-box models: stratified lakes
- Multi-box models
- Models for lake water and sediments
- References
- Index of Lakes