| Abstrakt: |
The rate of sedimentation in Lake Kinneret was measured over severalyears by means of sediment traps, in up to seven different locationsin the lake. Gross sedimentation rates measured in the sediment traps vary from about 1,5 kg m-2 a-1 in the deepestpart of the lake up to 10 kg m-2 a-1 near the mouth of the upper Jordan river. The rate of sedimentation near the Jordan's inflow is highly correlated to flow discharge in the river, while in the center of the lake the seasonal sedimentation pattern is mainly correlated to the bloom period of Peridinium gatunense. Duringthe bloom period of Peridinium gatunense sedimentation rates all over the lake are very similar, indicating that the Peridinium is evenlydistributed in the lake. The average suspended sediment discharge ofthe upper Jordan river flowing into the lake is 41,000 ton a-1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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