Table 1.

Estimated parameter values and confidence intervals for lake aeration model (Eq. 5) using 1989 oxygen recovery data and comparison with Gelda et al. (1996) estimates.

Parameter	Method	2.5 percentile	Median	97.5 percentile	Bayesian estimate	Gelda et al.
α	BMCML	0.023	0.029	0.67	0.10	0.057 – 2
	MCMC	0.014	0.084	0.29	0.10
β	BMCML	0.44	2.29	2.50	1.90	1 – 2
	MCMC	0.26	1.28	2.35	1.30
S	BMCML	−0.80	−0.25	−0.065	−0.30	−0.289
	MCMC	−0.39	−0.075	0.201	−0.08
CS	BMCML	10.22	12.20	14.86	12.94	11.67
	MCMC	7.79	12.87	14.91	12.54