Management of Lakes and Reservoirs during Global Climate Change NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 2:

If present trends continue, most climatologists agree that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will have doubled by 2050. This increase in CO2 will have a major effect on the global climate and substantially alter the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of lakes throughout the world.

A number of recent studies have considered the impact of climate change on water resources, but most have a national focus and are primarily concerned with changes in water quantity rather than quality. In recent years a number of workers have demonstrated that year-to-year changes in the weather have a profound impact on the seasonal dynamics of lakes.

This book highlights some of the mechanisms involved and assesses the likely qualitative impact of recent changes in the weather. Audience: Researchers, teachers, water managers.