Evidence for water temperature increase in Lake George, NY: Impact on growing season duration and degree days

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 241-253

  Swinton, Mark W ^a   Eichler, Lawrence W ^a   Farrell, Jeremy L ^a   Boylen, Charles W ^a,b  

^a Darrin Fresh Water Institute   (United States)

^b Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

degree days; growing season; lake warming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941652600     PISSN: 10402381     EISSN: 21515530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402381.2015.1067660     Document Type: Article

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