Author:
Bormans Myriam,Maier Holger,Burch Michael,Baker Peter
Abstract
The relationship between temperature stratification of the water column, river
discharge and meteorological forcing was examined for the lower River Murray
by using a combination of field measurements and a simple mixing criterion.
Wind was found to be the dominant variable affecting the degree of temperature
stratification under low flow conditions typical of summer. The results of a
three-month intensive study were used in conjunction with six years of
historical data to determine the stratification potential of the lower River
Murray and its implication for water quality and cyanobacterial bloom
development. The physical characteristics and therefore stratification
behaviour of the water column in the river section studied are not conducive
to sustained blooms at any time of the year because of a combination of strong
winds and sufficiently high river discharges.
Subject
Ecology,Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Oceanography
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