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Sensitivity to acidification of lakes in the flat tops wilderness area, Colorado

Sensitivity to acidification of lakes in the flat tops wilderness area, Colorado Lakes of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northwestern Colorado are sensitive to acidification if precipitation in the area becomes as acidic as that of the northeastern United States. Alkalinity values as small as 70 µeq l−1 occur in the higher‐altitude lakes. Most lakes at altitudes of 3380 m or greater are predicted to have alkalinity values of 200 µeq l−1 or less. About 370 lakes having a total surface area of about 157 ha are calculated to be sensitive to acidification. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Water Resources Research Wiley

Sensitivity to acidification of lakes in the flat tops wilderness area, Colorado

Water Resources Research , Volume 19 (2) – Apr 1, 1983

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Wiley
Copyright
This paper is not subject to U.S.Copyright © 1983 by the American Geophysical Union.
ISSN
0043-1397
eISSN
1944-7973
DOI
10.1029/WR019i002p00346
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Abstract

Lakes of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northwestern Colorado are sensitive to acidification if precipitation in the area becomes as acidic as that of the northeastern United States. Alkalinity values as small as 70 µeq l−1 occur in the higher‐altitude lakes. Most lakes at altitudes of 3380 m or greater are predicted to have alkalinity values of 200 µeq l−1 or less. About 370 lakes having a total surface area of about 157 ha are calculated to be sensitive to acidification.

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Water Resources ResearchWiley

Published: Apr 1, 1983

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