Articles | Volume 20, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5211-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5211-2023
Research article
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22 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 22 Dec 2023

The influence of carbon cycling on oxygen depletion in north-temperate lakes

Austin Delany, Robert Ladwig, Cal Buelo, Ellen Albright, and Paul C. Hanson

Data sets

Modeled Organic Carbon, Dissolved Oxygen, and Secchi for six Wisconsin Lakes, 1995-2014 Austin Delany https://doi.org/10.6073/PASTA/1B5B947999AA2F9E0E95C91782B36EE9

Model code and software

Modeled Organic Carbon, Dissolved Oxygen, and Secchi for six Wisconsin Lakes, 1995-2014 Austin Delany https://doi.org/10.6073/PASTA/1B5B947999AA2F9E0E95C91782B36EE9

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Short summary
Internal and external sources of organic carbon (OC) in lakes can contribute to oxygen depletion, but their relative contributions remain in question. To study this, we built a two-layer model to recreate processes relevant to carbon for six Wisconsin lakes. We found that internal OC was more important than external OC in depleting oxygen. This shows that it is important to consider both the fast-paced cycling of internally produced OC and the slower cycling of external OC when studying lakes.
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