Water temperature is an essential property of a stream. Temperature regulates
physical and biochemical processes in aquatic habitats. Various factors related to
climatic conditions, landscape characteristics, and channel structure directly influence
stream temperature. Numerous studies indicate that increased average air temperature
during the past century has led to stream warming...
Stream temperature will be subject to changes because of atmospheric warming in the future. We investigated the effects of the diurnal timing of air temperature changes – daytime warming versus nighttime warming – on stream temperature. Using the physically based model, Heat Source, we performed a sensitivity analysis of summer...