Lakes are important habitats for many species and have always been
extensively used by people for fishing and transport, as sources of
drinking water and energy; and for recreation. The physical processes
governing the water motion at and beneath the lake surface are described
in this book. Fundamental physics using mathematical formulations, (2)
measuring techniques and (3) analytical/numerical modelling are applied
to describe barotropic and baroclinic linear and nonlinear oscillations,
temperature and mass distributions, seasonal changes of the water
stratification, wind-induced currents and many other phenomena related
to physical limnology. A large number of field, laboratory and numerical
examples are used to support the pertinent equations.