Premium
VARIABILITY IN THERMAL STRATIFICATION IN A RESERVOIR 1
Author(s) -
Owens Emmet M.,
Effler Steven W.,
Trama Francesco
Publication year - 1986
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.1752-1688.1986.tb01878.x
Subject(s) - epilimnion , hypolimnion , stratification (seeds) , thermal stratification , thermocline , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , stratified flow , climatology , meteorology , geotechnical engineering , turbulence , geography , seed dormancy , botany , germination , dormancy , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry , nutrient , eutrophication
The thermal stratification characteristics of a flow‐augmentation reservoir, Round Valley Reservoir, New Jersey, and attendant driving conditions were documented and analyzed for portions of three years. Substantial differences in the thermal stratification regime of the reservoir occurred in response to the documented changes in meteorological, operating, and light penetration conditions. The features of stratification that were affected included: the depth of the upper mixed layer, the average temperature of the epilimnion, the temperature gradient in the metalimnion, and the average temperature in the hypolimnion.