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Biogeochemical Modelling of a Seasonally Anoxic Lake: Calibration of Successive and Competitive Pathways and Processes in Lake Aydat, France

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A reactive transport model was developed to describe seasonal variations of biogeochemical and physical processes in Lake Aydat. The model includes physical processes such as vertical mixing, sedimentation and advection related to inflows into the lake and biogeochemical conversion processes in the water column and in the sediment surface layer. The reactions described in the model include primary redox reactions such as primary production, aerobic and anaerobic respiration, methanogenesis and secondary reactions established between oxidants and reducers produced by the primary reactions. After adjusting various kinetic constants, the model reasonably reproduced the main features of seasonal variations of dissolved oxygen and nitrate depth profiles and pH. The reactive transport model was also used to quantify the relative importance of different biogeochemical pathways. For instance, ferrous denitrification seems to play an important role when stratification is increasing.

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  1. Laboratoire de Géochimie des Eaux, Université Paris Diderot et IPGP, UMR 7047 Tour 54-53, Case Postale 7052, 2 Place Jussieu, 75251, Paris Cedex 05, France

    F. A. Lopes, G. Michard, F. Prévot, D. Jézéquel & E. Viollier

  2. Geosciences, Mines Paris Tech, 35 Rue Saint-Honoré, 77305, Fontainebleau, France

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  3. Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés et Matériaux, Ecole Centrale Paris, Grande Voie des Vignes, 92295, Chatenay-Malabry, France

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Lopes, F.A., Michard, G., Poulin, M. et al. Biogeochemical Modelling of a Seasonally Anoxic Lake: Calibration of Successive and Competitive Pathways and Processes in Lake Aydat, France. Aquat Geochem 16, 587–610 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10498-010-9095-y

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