The relationship between air and water temperatures in lakes of the Swiss Plateau: A case study with palaeolimnological implications

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-198

  Livingstone, David M ^a   Lotter, André F ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Lake water temperature; Switzerland; Temperature inference models

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; LAKE WATER; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031943975     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007904817619     Document Type: Article

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