Abstract
In July and August, 1985, saline Lake Simbi (Kenya) had a strong chemocline in the upper 4 meters and a pronounced cool layer (24.6–25.2 °C) at 2.5 m depth lying above a slightly warmer layer. Rainfall, spring inflows and nocturnal cooling are suggested as responsible for the low temperatures in the upper warm column.
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Ochumba, P.B.O., Kibaara, D.I. (1988). An instance of thermal instability in Lake Simbi, Kenya. In: Melack, J.M. (eds) Saline Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3095-7_19
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