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How simplistically can I model O2 dynamics and still learn something?. Oxygen Concentration. day. day. day. night. day. night. night. Time. pelagic. littoral. O 2 sensor. mixed layer. gas ex. gas ex. gas ex. gas ex. R L. R L. R P. R P. R P. R P. O 2 site 1 (littoral).
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How simplistically can I model O2 dynamics and still learn something?
Oxygen Concentration day day day night day night night Time
pelagic littoral O2 sensor mixed layer
gas ex. gas ex. gas ex. gas ex. RL RL RP RP RP RP O2 site 1 (littoral) O2 site 2 (littoral) O2 site n-1 (pelagic) O2 site n (pelagic) PPL PPP PPL PPp PPP PPp horizontal dispersion, Kh ??? Center of the lake Shore
Model Test and Hypothesis • Examine how differences in Kh influence mid-lake estimates of whole-lake metabolism • Hypothesis: At low Kh – mid-lake sensor = pelagic metabolism At high Kh – mid-lake sensor = whole-lake metabolism