Capitalization is used when an item is expected to be consumed over a long period of time. If a cost is capitalized, it is charged to expense over time through the use of amortization (for intangible assets) or depreciation (for tangible assets).
As water temperature rises, oxygen solubility decreases. On a cool summer night, a lakeâs temperature might be 60Â° F. At 100% air saturation, this lakeâs dissolved oxygen levels would be at 9.66 mg/L. When the sun rises and warms up the lake to 70Â° F, 100% air saturation should equate to 8.68 mg/L DO Â³.
The main cause for the drying up of the lake is drought caused by climate change impacting the inflow to the lake â resulting in a 65% reduction in water levels. Increased diversion for irrigated agriculture, the building of dams and reduced rainfall over the lakeâs surface, are also named as contributing factors.