Effect of Water Column Stability on Surface Chlorophyll and Time Lags under Different Nutrient Backgrounds in a Deep Reservoir
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Field Sampling and Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physical and Chemical Conditions
3.2. Surface Chlorophyll a
3.3. Cross-Correlation Analysis between Water Column Stability and Chlorophyll a
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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2 m | 3 m | 4 m | 5 m | 6 m | 7 m | 8 m | 9 m | 10 m | 11 m | 12 m | ||
A | CCF | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
lag | 195 | 101 | 103 | 104 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | |
S1 | CCF | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
lag | 202 | 202 | 202 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 199 | 199 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
S2 | CCF | −0.31 | −0.40 | −0.48 | −0.49 | −0.46 | −0.41 | −0.38 | −0.37 | −0.37 | −0.37 | −0.37 |
lag | −109 | −112 | −112 | −112 | −112 | −111 | −125 | −207 | −207 | −207 | −312 | |
S3 | CCF | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.30 |
lag | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
S4 | CCF | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
lag | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Zhang, M.; Niu, Z.; Cai, Q.; Xu, Y.; Qu, X. Effect of Water Column Stability on Surface Chlorophyll and Time Lags under Different Nutrient Backgrounds in a Deep Reservoir. Water 2019, 11, 1504. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071504
Zhang M, Niu Z, Cai Q, Xu Y, Qu X. Effect of Water Column Stability on Surface Chlorophyll and Time Lags under Different Nutrient Backgrounds in a Deep Reservoir. Water. 2019; 11(7):1504. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071504
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Min, Zhipan Niu, Qinghua Cai, Yaoyang Xu, and Xiaodong Qu. 2019. "Effect of Water Column Stability on Surface Chlorophyll and Time Lags under Different Nutrient Backgrounds in a Deep Reservoir" Water 11, no. 7: 1504. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071504