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Research article |
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Sunlight penetration dominates the thermal regime and energetics of a shallow ice-covered lake in arid climate
Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid
Region (the Ministry of Education), Chang'an University, Xi'an, China
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of
Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou, China
Wen Zhao
Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid
Region (the Ministry of Education), Chang'an University, Xi'an, China
Cheng Zhang
Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid
Region (the Ministry of Education), Chang'an University, Xi'an, China
Matti Leppäranta
Institute of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, University of Helsinki,
Helsinki, Finland
Zhijun Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian
University of Technology, Dalian, China
Rui Li
Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid
Region (the Ministry of Education), Chang'an University, Xi'an, China
Zhanjun Lin
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of
Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou, China
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Short summary
Thermal regimes of seasonally ice-covered lakes in an arid region like Central Asia are not well constrained despite the unique climate. We observed annual and seasonal dynamics of thermal stratification and energetics in a shallow arid-region lake. Strong penetrated solar radiation and high water-to-ice heat flux are the predominant components in water heat balance. The under-ice stratification and convection are jointly governed by the radiative penetration and salt rejection during freezing.
Thermal regimes of seasonally ice-covered lakes in an arid region like Central Asia are not well...
