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The Fractal Scaling Relationship for River Inlets to Lakes
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. Climate Impacts Research Centre, Umeå University, Abisko, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6700-6149
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
2021 (English)In: Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, E-ISSN 1944-8007, Vol. 48, no 9, article id e2021GL093366Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Scaling relationships provide simple rules for understanding complex hydrographic patterns. Globally, river inlet abundance varies among lakes by about three orders of magnitude, but few scaling relationships describe this aspect of lake-river connectivity. In this study, we describe a simple theoretical scaling relationship between lake surface area and river inlet abundance, and test this theory using data from Scandinavia. On average, the number of inlets increases by 67% for each doubling of lake area. However, lakes of vastly different areas can have the same number of inlets with relatively small variations of drainage density, lake shape, or junction angle - characteristics that can often be linked to specific geological processes. Our approach bridges the gap between the detailed understanding of geomorphic processes and large-scale statistical relationships, and engenders predictions about additional patterns including the relationship between lake area and water residence time.

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American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2021. Vol. 48, no 9, article id e2021GL093366
Keywords [en]
fractal dimension, hydrography, junction angle, river inlets, scaling
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Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-183511DOI: 10.1029/2021GL093366ISI: 000675524000040Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85105663676OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-183511DiVA, id: diva2:1557442
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Swedish Research Council Formas, 2019/0007Knut and Alice Wallenberg FoundationAvailable from: 2021-05-26 Created: 2021-05-26 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved

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