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SEMI‐INFINITE SOLID MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF TEMPERATURE IN DEEP RESERVOIRS AND LAKES 1
Author(s) -
Thibodeaux Louis J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1975.tb00698.x
Subject(s) - thermocline , isothermal process , bounded function , plane (geometry) , position (finance) , potential temperature , thermodynamics , air temperature , heat exchanger , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , mechanics , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , geology , physics , climatology , geometry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geotechnical engineering , finance , economics
A lake or reservoir, heated mainly through the air‐water interface, is visualized as a solid which is bounded by the interface plane (x = 0) and extends to infinity in the positive x‐direction. Analytical expressions give the surface temperature, the temperature profile (with depth) and the position of the thermocline as a function of time (Julian Day). Preliminary model results indicate that the general shape of the temperature profile and the position of the thermocline are influenced primarily by the air‐water heat exchange and the time lapse since an isothermal condition existed in the water body.