<b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150

Thermal gradient of a Central Amazonian lake was studied to establish a link between seasonal variations in the water level, temperature, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and thermal stratification. Bimonthly measurements of temperature and PAR radiation were made at 0.25 m intervals from the surf...

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Main Author: Fabio Marques Aprile
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2011-02-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/5150
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description Thermal gradient of a Central Amazonian lake was studied to establish a link between seasonal variations in the water level, temperature, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and thermal stratification. Bimonthly measurements of temperature and PAR radiation were made at 0.25 m intervals from the surface to bottom from February 2004 to July 2006. Daily occurs full vertical mixing of the water column, and classic thermal stratification was not observed in the period. The effect of the winds associated to flood-pulse and the penetrative convection, transported the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) into the lake mixing the column of water. This phenomenon was more expressive in the rainfall seasons when is generally higher contributing to the circulation of the water. The limit of the euphotic zone ranged from 1.36 to 1.77 m in the period studied. The results of the transmission curves for the sampling sites showed that, in general, less than 0.01% of the surface light reached the bottom. The trend curve developed can facilitate the understanding of the limnological and ecological processes in lentic systems of whitewaters of the Central Amazonian.
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spelling doaj.art-b72f10b776b243939fb3e945531c3dc82022-12-22T00:20:49ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences1679-92831807-863X2011-02-0133210.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150<b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150Fabio Marques Aprile0Laboratório Max Planck - INPAThermal gradient of a Central Amazonian lake was studied to establish a link between seasonal variations in the water level, temperature, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and thermal stratification. Bimonthly measurements of temperature and PAR radiation were made at 0.25 m intervals from the surface to bottom from February 2004 to July 2006. Daily occurs full vertical mixing of the water column, and classic thermal stratification was not observed in the period. The effect of the winds associated to flood-pulse and the penetrative convection, transported the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) into the lake mixing the column of water. This phenomenon was more expressive in the rainfall seasons when is generally higher contributing to the circulation of the water. The limit of the euphotic zone ranged from 1.36 to 1.77 m in the period studied. The results of the transmission curves for the sampling sites showed that, in general, less than 0.01% of the surface light reached the bottom. The trend curve developed can facilitate the understanding of the limnological and ecological processes in lentic systems of whitewaters of the Central Amazonian.https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/5150Stratificationvertical mixinghydrological cycleTKEtropical lakeAmazon floodplain
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<b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
Stratification
vertical mixing
hydrological cycle
TKE
tropical lake
Amazon floodplain
title <b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150
title_full <b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150
title_fullStr <b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150
title_full_unstemmed <b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150
title_short <b>Thermal structure of the Poraquê lake, Central Amazonian, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.5150
title_sort b thermal structure of the poraque lake central amazonian brazil b doi 10 4025 actascibiolsci v33i2 5150
topic Stratification
vertical mixing
hydrological cycle
TKE
tropical lake
Amazon floodplain
url https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/5150
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