Influence of climatic warming on the amount of snow cover and water quality of Lake Biwa, Japan
Open Access
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by International Glaciological Society in Annals of Glaciology
- Vol. 18, 257-260
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0260305500011617
Abstract
The amount of snow cover in the Lake Biwa catchment area has changed significantly from 1.9 × 1012kg in 1974 to 0.3 × 1012kg in 1979. The amount of snow cover was less in the warmer winter and when the amount of snow cover was less than 1012 kg, the average amount of snow cover in recent years, the lowest dissolved-oxygen concentration in the deep layer rapidly decreases. Climatic warming will significantly decrease the amount of snow cover in Lake Biwa catchment area and the dissolved-oxygen concentration in the deep layer of the lake, which may further enhance eutrophication of the lake.Keywords
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