Simulation of the effect of methane bubble plumes on vertical mixing in Mono Lake

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 210-223

  Romero, José R ^a   Patterson, John C ^b   Melack, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

hypolimnetic heating; Methane ebullition; saline lake; simulation; vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

HYPOLIMNETIC HEATING; LAKE WATER QUALITY; METHANE; MIXING MODEL; SALINE LAKE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, MONO LAKE;

EID: 0030303695     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00877509     Document Type: Article

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