Session 10 Lake Morphometry

This is session 10 of a complete (28 session) limnology course created by John A. Downing at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Sea Grant Program. It is a lecture companion to the limnology book referenced below.

Reading "Chapter 7: Lake and Catchment Morphometry" will enhance learning.

Kalff, J. and J.A. Downing. 2016. Limnology: inland waters ecosystems. Bibliogenica, edition 2.0 (e-book). Available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook.

Viewers will:
Learn about the importance of morphometric measurements
Understand how the lake fits into its watershed
Learn surface morphometric measurements
Learn about subsurface morphometrics
Learn the essentials of bathymetric maps
Understand hypsographic curves
Explore some fluctuations in lake morphometry
Examine how the origin and form of lakes are related