Warm on top, cold below: Unexpected greenhouse gas effect in lakes

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Date:
September 9, 2019
Source:
University of Basel
Summary:
A research team has examined how the ongoing climate warming affects the ‘behavior’ of lakes. The researchers found out why, in near-bottom waters, lakes may even cool down despite warming at the surface, and what the consequences are for the production and emission of greenhouse gases.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190909104700.htm
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A research team led by the University of Basel and the University of Montreal examined how the ongoing climate warming affects the “behavior” of lakes. The researchers found out why, in near-bottom waters, lakes may even cool down despite warming at the surface, and what the consequences are for the production and emission of greenhouse gases. The results of the study were published in the most recent edition of the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters.

Lakes play an important role in the global carbon cycle, acting as large natural bioreactors. The…

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