---
_id: '12225'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Lake Sevan is the largest freshwater body in the Caucasus region, situated
    at an altitude of 1,900 m asl. While it is a major water resource in the whole
    region, Lake Sevan has received little attention in international limnological
    literature. Although recent studies pointed to algal blooms and negative impacts
    of climate change and eutrophication, the physical controls on thermal dynamics
    have not been characterized and model-based assessments of climate change impacts
    are lacking. We compiled a decade of historical data for meteorological conditions
    and temperature dynamics in Lake Sevan and used a one-dimensional hydrodynamic
    model (GLM 3.1) in order to study thermal structure, the stratification phenology
    and their meteorological drivers in this large mountain lake. We then evaluated
    the representativeness of meteorological data products covering almost 4 decades
    (EWEMBI-dataset: 1979-2016) for driving the model and found that these data are
    well suited to restore long term thermal dynamics in Lake Sevan. This established
    model setting allowed us to identify major changes in Lake Sevan’s stratification
    in response to changing meteorological conditions as expected from ongoing climate
    change. Our results point to a changing mixing type from dimictic to monomictic
    as Lake Sevan will experience prolonged summer stratification periods and more
    stable stratification. These projected changes in stratification must be included
    in long-term management perspectives as they will intensify water quality deteriorations
    like surface algal blooms or deep water anoxia.'
author:
- first_name: Muhammed
  full_name: Shikhani, Muhammed
  id: '87725'
  last_name: Shikhani
- first_name: Chenxi
  full_name: Mi, Chenxi
  last_name: Mi
- first_name: Artur
  full_name: Gevorgyan, Artur
  last_name: Gevorgyan
- first_name: Gor
  full_name: Gevorgyan, Gor
  last_name: Gevorgyan
- first_name: Amalya
  full_name: Misakyan, Amalya
  last_name: Misakyan
- first_name: Levon
  full_name: Azizyan, Levon
  last_name: Azizyan
- first_name: Klemens
  full_name: Barfus, Klemens
  last_name: Barfus
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Schulze, Martin
  last_name: Schulze
- first_name: Tom
  full_name: Shatwell, Tom
  id: '86424'
  last_name: Shatwell
  orcid: 0000-0002-4520-7916
- first_name: Karsten
  full_name: Rinke, Karsten
  last_name: Rinke
citation:
  ama: 'Shikhani M, Mi C, Gevorgyan A, et al. Simulating thermal dynamics of the largest
    lake in the Caucasus region: The mountain Lake Sevan. <i>Journal of Limnology</i>.
    2021;81(s1). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024">10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024</a>'
  apa: 'Shikhani, M., Mi, C., Gevorgyan, A., Gevorgyan, G., Misakyan, A., Azizyan,
    L., Barfus, K., Schulze, M., Shatwell, T., &#38; Rinke, K. (2021). Simulating
    thermal dynamics of the largest lake in the Caucasus region: The mountain Lake
    Sevan. <i>Journal of Limnology</i>, <i>81</i>(s1). <a href="https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024">https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Shikhani M <i>et al.</i></b> (2021) Simulating Thermal Dynamics of the
    Largest Lake in the Caucasus Region: The Mountain Lake Sevan. <i>Journal of Limnology</i>
    <b>81</b>.'
  chicago: 'Shikhani, Muhammed, Chenxi Mi, Artur Gevorgyan, Gor Gevorgyan, Amalya
    Misakyan, Levon Azizyan, Klemens Barfus, Martin Schulze, Tom Shatwell, and Karsten
    Rinke. “Simulating Thermal Dynamics of the Largest Lake in the Caucasus Region:
    The Mountain Lake Sevan.” <i>Journal of Limnology</i> 81, no. s1 (2021). <a href="https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024">https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Shikhani, Muhammed, Chenxi Mi, Artur Gevorgyan, Gor Gevorgyan, Amalya
    Misakyan, Levon Azizyan, Klemens Barfus, Martin Schulze, Tom Shatwell und Karsten
    Rinke. 2021. Simulating thermal dynamics of the largest lake in the Caucasus region:
    The mountain Lake Sevan. <i>Journal of Limnology</i> 81, Nr. s1. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024">10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Shikhani,
    Muhammed</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Mi, Chenxi</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Gevorgyan, Artur</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Gevorgyan,
    Gor</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Misakyan, Amalya</span> ;
    <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Azizyan, Levon</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Barfus,
    Klemens</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schulze, Martin</span>
    ; u. a.</span>: Simulating thermal dynamics of the largest lake in the Caucasus
    region: The mountain Lake Sevan. In: <i>Journal of Limnology</i> Bd. 81. Verbania
    , Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi (Verbania)  (2021), Nr. s1'
  havard: 'M. Shikhani, C. Mi, A. Gevorgyan, G. Gevorgyan, A. Misakyan, L. Azizyan,
    K. Barfus, M. Schulze, T. Shatwell, K. Rinke, Simulating thermal dynamics of the
    largest lake in the Caucasus region: The mountain Lake Sevan, Journal of Limnology.
    81 (2021).'
  ieee: 'M. Shikhani <i>et al.</i>, “Simulating thermal dynamics of the largest lake
    in the Caucasus region: The mountain Lake Sevan,” <i>Journal of Limnology</i>,
    vol. 81, no. s1, 2021, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024">10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024</a>.'
  mla: 'Shikhani, Muhammed, et al. “Simulating Thermal Dynamics of the Largest Lake
    in the Caucasus Region: The Mountain Lake Sevan.” <i>Journal of Limnology</i>,
    vol. 81, no. s1, 2021, <a href="https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024">https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024</a>.'
  short: M. Shikhani, C. Mi, A. Gevorgyan, G. Gevorgyan, A. Misakyan, L. Azizyan,
    K. Barfus, M. Schulze, T. Shatwell, K. Rinke, Journal of Limnology 81 (2021).
  ufg: '<b>Shikhani, Muhammed u. a.</b>: Simulating thermal dynamics of the largest
    lake in the Caucasus region: The mountain Lake Sevan, in: <i>Journal of Limnology</i>
    81 (2021), H. s1.'
  van: 'Shikhani M, Mi C, Gevorgyan A, Gevorgyan G, Misakyan A, Azizyan L, et al.
    Simulating thermal dynamics of the largest lake in the Caucasus region: The mountain
    Lake Sevan. Journal of Limnology. 2021;81(s1).'
date_created: 2024-12-08T19:55:10Z
date_updated: 2024-12-11T13:04:19Z
department:
- _id: DEP8022
doi: 10.4081/jlimnol.2021.2024
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        81'
issue: s1
keyword:
- General Lake Model (GLM)
- Lake Sevan
- temperature stratification
- EWEMBI
- climate warming
language:
- iso: eng
place: 'Verbania '
publication: Journal of Limnology
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1723-8633
  issn:
  - 1129-5767
publication_status: published
publisher: 'Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi (Verbania) '
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Simulating thermal dynamics of the largest lake in the Caucasus region: The
  mountain Lake Sevan'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 81
year: '2021'
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