Intraannual and interannual changes in the surface area of a closed lake complex in southwestern Siberia using NOAA images

• Published in: Limnology Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 123 - 128
• Main Authors: Shikano, Shuichi, Kawano, Koichi, Kudoh, Jun-ichi, Yurlov, Alexander K, Kikuchi, Eisuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Nature B.V 01.08.2006
• Subjects: Aquatic plants; Birds; Closed lakes; Evaporation; Fluctuations; Freshwater; Ice-free periods; Meltwater; Snowmelt; Vegetation; Water depth; Water inflow; Water levels; Russia, Siberia; INW, Russia, Siberia; Russia, Siberia, Chany L

The Lake Chany complex, located in southwestern Siberia, consists of large shallow lakes with an average depth of about 2.2m. The area of the lake fluctuates with the water level, which is closely related to the amount of inflow and evaporation, as the lake complex is endorheic. Using National Ocean...