Klaus Joehnk

TL;DR: In the first worldwide synthesis of in situ and satellite-derived lake data, this paper found that lake summer surface water temperatures rose rapidly (global mean = 0.34°C decade−1) between 1985 and 2009.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared four models (Hostetler, Minlake, Simple Ice Model or SIM) to test and compare their performance modelling water temperature and ice dynamics using 16 years of field data from Harp Lake, an extensively studied inland lake in south-central Ontario.

TL;DR: It is suggested that external drivers beyond the authors' tested lake characteristics are important in explaining long-term trends in thermal structure, such as local to regional climate patterns or additional external anthropogenic influences.

TL;DR: The Lake Sector of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) as discussed by the authors is the largest effort to project future water temperature, thermal structure, and ice phenology of lakes at local and global scales and paves the way for future simulations of the impacts of climate change on water quality and biogeochemistry in lakes.

TL;DR: This study shows how VOI can be used to demonstrate efficient use of limited environmental water to maximise ecological impact and increase transparency when making monitoring or management decisions.