Increased sediment oxygen uptake caused by oxygenation-induced hypolimnetic mixing

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3692-3703

  Bryant, Lee D ^a   Gantzer, Paul A ^a,b   Little, John C ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Gantzer Water Resources LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypolimnetic oxygenation; In situ; Lake and reservoir management; Microprofile; Sediment oxic zone; Sediment water flux

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOW OF GASES; LAKES; MIXING; OXYGENATION; PHASE INTERFACES; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL SPECIES; LAKE SAND RESERVOIRS; MICROPROFILE; OVERLYING WATER; OXYGEN GAS FLOW; OXYGENATION SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT WATER INTERFACE; WATER FLUX;

OXIC SEDIMENTS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

CURRENT VELOCITY; FLOW VELOCITY; HYPOLIMNION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MIXING; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGENATION; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; HYPOLIMNETIC OXYGENATION; LAKE SEDIMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79958768719     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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