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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Effects of climate events driven hydrodynamics on dissolved oxygen in a subtropical deep reservoir in Taiwan

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Fan CW, Kao SJ
2008
The Science of The Total Environment. 393 (3-Feb): 326-332

The seasonal concentrations of dissolved oxygen in a subtropical deep reservoir were studied over a period of one year. The study site was the Feitsui Reservoir in Taiwan. It is a dam-constructed reservoir with a surface area of 10.24 km(2) and a mean depth of 39.6 m, with a maximum depth of 113.5 m near the dam. It was found that certain weather and climate events, such as typhoons in summer and autumn, as well as cold fronts in winter, can deliver oxygen-rich water, and consequently have strong impacts on the dissolved oxygen level. The typhoon turbidity currents and winter density currents played important roles in supplying oxygen to the middle and bottom water, respectively. The whole process can be understood by the hydrodynamics driven by weather and climate events. This work provides the primary results of dissolved oxygen in a subtropical deep reservoir, and the knowledge is useful in understanding water quality in subtropical regions.

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    Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Water Quality
    • Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Water Quality: Hurricane
    • Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Water Quality: Marine/Freshwater Chemical
    Freshwater, Tropical, Other Geographic Feature, Specify
    • Freshwater, Tropical, Other Geographic Feature, Specify: Subtropical
    Non-United States
    • Non-United States: Asia
    General Health Impact
    Research Article
    Adaptation
    • Adaptation: Adaptation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm, Vulnerability Assessment
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