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Modeling the Entrepeñas Reservoir
Author(s) -
Wiese Bernd U.,
Palancar María C.,
Aragón José M.,
Sánchez Fernando,
Gil Roberto
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143006x123940
Subject(s) - thermocline , inflow , thermal stratification , environmental science , entrainment (biomusicology) , stratification (seeds) , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , climatology , oceanography , seed dormancy , philosophy , germination , botany , dormancy , rhythm , biology , aesthetics
The Entrepeñas Reservoir is a monomictic reservoir located in River Tagus (Spain). The aim of this work is to establish a feasible model to predict the depth of the thermocline that is developed in the reservoir during the period of natural thermal stratification. Entrainment, eddy diffusion, inflow of external energy, and other factors are considered to calibrate the parameters of the model. The methodology involves the measure of actual temperature and electrical conductivity profiles, use of meteorological data and reservoir parameters, and selection and application of several models from the literature. The calculations and predictions are integrated to a software packet that is able to predict thermocline depth and water temperature profile during a 1‐year period on a day‐by‐day basis. In the thermocline depth, the prediction error, on the basis of real data, is less than 6% and, in the water temperature, it is 2°C.