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<p>Lake Szmaragdowe and Czarnogłowy Reservoir are both characterized by atypical origin as both were formed when quarries were flooded. The geological substrates of the two basins are unique, and they are both highly valued as recreational and tourist destinations. These two basins are among the most interesting in northwestern Poland. Studies of their thermal regimes confirmed that water mass mixing in Lake Szmaragdowe is bradymictic. The waters in the Czarnogłowy Reservoir mix entirely to a depth of 20 m, and this layer is also characterized by bradymixia. Deeper waters do not mix. This indicates that mixing in this basin is of the meromictic type.</p>
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Lake Szmaragdowe and Czarnogłowy Reservoir are both characterized by atypical origin as both were formed when quarries were flooded. The geological substrates of the two basins are unique, and they are both highly valued as recreational and tourist destinations. These two basins are among the most interesting in northwestern Poland. Studies of their thermal regimes confirmed that water mass mixing in Lake Szmaragdowe is bradymictic. The waters in the Czarnogłowy Reservoir mix entirely to a depth of 20 m, and this layer is also characterized by bradymixia. Deeper waters do not mix. This indicates that mixing in this basin is of the meromictic type.

Water thermal regimes in selected antropogenic resorvoirs in Western Pomerania

Department of Hydrochemistry and Aquatic Biological Resources

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Lake Szmaragdowe and Czarnogłowy Reservoir are both characterized by atypical origin as both were formed when quarries were flooded. The geological substrates...

Water thermal regimes in selected antropogenic resorvoirs in Western Pomerania

Published Online: Jun 14, 2013

Page range: 155 - 163

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-013-0069-8

Keywords
Szmaragdowe, Czarnogłowy, water thermal regime, bradymixia, meromixis

© 2013 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Water thermal regimes in selected antropogenic resorvoirs in Western Pomerania

Published Online: Jun 14, 2013

Page range: 155 - 163

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-013-0069-8

KeywordsSzmaragdowe, Czarnogłowy, water thermal regime, bradymixia, meromixis

© 2013 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Szmaragdowe, Czarnogłowy, water thermal regime, bradymixia, meromixis