Stability of Lakes near the Temperature of Maximum Density
- 6 August 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 149 (3684), 632-633
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.149.3684.632
Abstract
In deep lakes that are near the temperature of maximum density, stability is greatest when the decrease of temperature with depth is about one-half of the decrease in temperature of maximum density with depth. Observed temperature decreases in lakes under such conditions tend to follow the curve that produces greatest stability.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: