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Article

Estimation Methodology and the Significance of the Atmospheric Water Exchange Flux in the River-Lake Systems of Selected Lobelia Lakes in the Vicinity of the Tri-City in Poland

by
Maciej Markowski
* and
Włodzimierz Golus
Department of Limnology, University of Gdańsk, Bażyńskiego 4, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Limnol. Rev. 2021, 21(1), 43-54; https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2021-0004
Published: 3 July 2021

Abstract

The article aims to present the methodology of estimating the atmospheric water exchange components in the lake. In the absence of direct precipitation and evaporation measurements, these water balance elements need to be estimated. However, the inadequate selection of precipitation and evaporation estimation methods causes the incorrect determination of the hydrological function of the lake and the effect it has on the formation of river drainage. Determination of the evaporation from the lake’s surface was based on the Davidov formula, which considered the monthly average surface temperature of a given lake. The saturated water vapour pressure under the lake’s monthly mean surface water temperature (TWP) was calculated according to ISO 13788 standard. The interpolation method, which is the inverse-distance deterministic method (IDW), was used to calculate precipitation reaching the lake surface. The calculations were made for three hydrological years diverse in terms of humidity and thermal conditions. The methodology for estimating the components of atmospheric water exchange was presented on a small river-lake system of the upper Gościcina River catchment, an example of a postglacial lake district area. The lake elements of this system are lobelia lakes, poorly known in terms of water circulation. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, unjustified activities regarding assessing the water circulation conditions in this river-lake system led to changes in water relations, causing environmental, financial and social losses.
Keywords: lobelia lakes; water balance; evaporation; precipitation; river-lake systems lobelia lakes; water balance; evaporation; precipitation; river-lake systems

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Markowski, M.; Golus, W. Estimation Methodology and the Significance of the Atmospheric Water Exchange Flux in the River-Lake Systems of Selected Lobelia Lakes in the Vicinity of the Tri-City in Poland. Limnol. Rev. 2021, 21, 43-54. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2021-0004

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Markowski M, Golus W. Estimation Methodology and the Significance of the Atmospheric Water Exchange Flux in the River-Lake Systems of Selected Lobelia Lakes in the Vicinity of the Tri-City in Poland. Limnological Review. 2021; 21(1):43-54. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2021-0004

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Markowski, Maciej, and Włodzimierz Golus. 2021. "Estimation Methodology and the Significance of the Atmospheric Water Exchange Flux in the River-Lake Systems of Selected Lobelia Lakes in the Vicinity of the Tri-City in Poland" Limnological Review 21, no. 1: 43-54. https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2021-0004

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