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Gas exchange on Mono Lake and Crowley Lake, CaliforniaGas exchange coefficients (k) have been determined for freshwater Crowley Lake and saline Mono Lake through the use of a man-made purposefully injected gas, SF6. The concentration decreased from an initial value of 40 to 4 pmol/L for Mono Lake and from 20 to 1 pmol/L for Crowley lake over a period of 6 wks. Wind-speed (u) records from anemometers on the shore of each lake made it possible to determine the relationship between k and u. The average u and k values for the experiment were identical for the two lakes, despite the large chemical differences. It is estimated that, for the u values observed over Mono Lake from July to December 1984, the exchange of CO2 occurred 2.5 times faster than without chemical enhancement. This is a factor of 4 lower than needed to explain the high invasion rate of C-14 produced by nuclear bomb tests.
Document ID
19880038508
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wanninkhof, Rik
Ledwell, James R.
Broecker, Wallace S.
(Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory Palisades, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
88A25735
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-667
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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