Lakes and Inland Water Bodies

Session ID#: 119181

Session Description:
This multidisciplinary session focuses on understanding the local- to global-scale effects of lakes and inland water bodies on Earth’s biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere using modelling techniques, historical records, observation-based datasets, and GIS and remote sensing tools. We also welcome abstracts covering the policy and management of inland water bodies as a critical water resource and with significant economic potential. The topics include:

  • Limnology (physical, chemical, and/or biological properties; lake geology and geological records; lake ecosystems and human interactions; anthropogenic impacts e.g., acidification and eutrophication; etc.)
  • Data and modeling (lake models; ecological modelling; GIS and remote sensing; observations (e.g., buoy data); development of new datasets; etc.)
  • Lake hydrology (lake levels; lake watersheds; etc.)
  • Lake - atmosphere interactions (lake-effect precipitation and lake-induced storms; diurnal and seasonal temperature modulation; microscale and mesoscale climate effects; boundary layer modifications; etc.)
  • Effects of climate change on inland water bodies
  • Policy and management
Co-Organized:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • B - Biogeosciences
Index Terms:

0458 Limnology [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0466 Modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1807 Climate impacts [HYDROLOGY]
3322 Land/atmosphere interactions [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]

Primary Convener:  Samar Minallah, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Conveners:  Sally MacIntyre, Univ California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, Peter Blanken, University of Colorado, Boulder, Geography, Boulder, CO, United States and Andrew Gronewold, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Samar Minallah, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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