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Ice-Covered Lakes Wait for Instability
A linear model and direct simulations connect thermal stratification, water clarity and sunlight to the onset of radiatively driven convection.
Summary
A linear model and direct simulations connect thermal stratification, water clarity and sunlight to the onset of radiatively driven convection.
Weakly stratified lakes could become convective within hours, while strongly stratified cases could remain dormant after a full clear-sky spring day. The linear analysis matched the simulated early instability growth.
Why it matters
A linear model and direct simulations connect thermal stratification, water clarity and sunlight to the onset of radiatively driven convection.
Limits and context
- Weakly stratified lakes could become convective within hours, while strongly stratified cases could remain dormant after a full clear-sky spring day.
Key claims
A linear model and direct simulations connect thermal stratification, water clarity and sunlight to the onset of radiatively driven convection.
Qualification: Weakly stratified lakes could become convective within hours, while strongly stratified cases could remain dormant after a full clear-sky spring day.
Evidence: source-2026-11-02-019
Sources
- arXiv preprint 2610.42089, original v1arXiv · primary research
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