What is it about?
The study uses three-dimensional hydrodynamic and water quality modelling to understand the water movement in Lake Ontario, in particular the exchanges between the nearshore and the offshore.
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Why is it important?
The novelty of this study lies in the use of a realistic model to understand how water movements can influence the chemistry of the nearshore where most of the biological processes in the lake are taking place.
Perspectives
The study brings a new perspective which hypothesized that nutrients could accumulate offshore and in certain circumstances can be brought to the nearshore and contribute to the proliferation of harmful algae, in addition to the nutrients contributed by the tributaries.
Bogdan Hlevca
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
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This page is a summary of: Modeling nearshore-offshore water exchange in Lake Ontario, PLOS One, January 2025, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298702.
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