Weyhenmeyer, Gesa
(2004).
Synchrony in relationships between the North Atlantic Oscillation and water chemistry among Sweden's largest lakes.
Limnology and Oceanography. 49
:4
, 1191-1201
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.2004.49.4.1191
Abstract
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is commonly presented as an easy and reliable index that can be used to study climatic effects on aquatic ecosystems. Here, the NAO winter index (NAO(w)) was applied to determine effects of winter climate changes on 13 water chemical variables measured monthly at 16 sites in Sweden's three largest lakes (Vanern, Vattern, and Malaren). The NAO(w) strongly affected meteorological, physical, and consequently also chemical conditions. Significant relationships were numerous in Sweden's three largest lakes, but they exhibited little agreement among lakes and even across a lake. Synchronous relationships between the NAO(w) and water chemistry among lake sites were restricted to variables closely linked to surface-water temperature (i.e., reactive silica and pH in May). The weaker the association of a lake variable with water temperature, the weaker the mean NAO(w) signal on the variable over the 16 lake sites. The results of this study might facilitate the prediction of lake ecosystem responses to future changes in the weather over a large region.
Authors/Creators: | Weyhenmeyer, Gesa | ||||||
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Title: | Synchrony in relationships between the North Atlantic Oscillation and water chemistry among Sweden's largest lakes | ||||||
Series/Journal: | Limnology and Oceanography (0024-3590) | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2004 | ||||||
Depositing date: | 2015 | ||||||
Volume: | 49 | ||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||
Page range: | 1191-1201 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 11 | ||||||
Place of Publication: | WACO | ||||||
Publisher: | Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) | ||||||
ISSN: | 0024-3590 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Agris subject categories.: | M Aquatic sciences and fisheries > M40 Aquatic ecology | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 405 Other Agricultural Sciences > Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Fish and Aquacultural Science | ||||||
Agrovoc terms: | lakes, Sweden, ecosystems, biodiversity, water, chemistry, physics | ||||||
Keywords: | North Atlantic Oscilation (NAO), lakes, Sweden, aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity, water chemistry, lake physics | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2763 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2763 | ||||||
Additional ID: |
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ID Code: | 12376 | ||||||
Faculty: | NL - Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences (until 2013) | ||||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Environmental Assessment (until 080831) | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 30 Jun 2015 10:31 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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