Transport and mixing observed in a pond: Description of wind‐forced transport processes and quantification of mixing rates

Abstract

Ponds are characterized by high biodiversity, intense biogeochemical cycling, and susceptibility to anthropogenic impacts. Yet few studies have quantified the water velocities responsible for vertical mixing or lateral transport in ponds. We used high‐resolution observations of velocity to examine mixing and transport during summer in a 50‐m‐long, 2.7‐m‐deep temperate pond. Many observed transport and mixing processes resembled those found in larger stratified lakes. A surface mixed layer was observed, whose depth ranged between ~ 1 m at night and

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