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Physical model study of circulation patterns in Lake Ontario 1
Author(s) -
Li Chihyen,
Kiser Kenneth M.,
Rumer Ralph R.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1975.20.3.0323
Subject(s) - seiche , geology , homogeneous , circulation (fluid dynamics) , wind shear , flow (mathematics) , stratification (seeds) , meteorology , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , atmospheric sciences , mechanics , wind speed , geotechnical engineering , oceanography , physics , seed dormancy , germination , botany , dormancy , biology , thermodynamics
A distorted hydraulic model of Lake Ontario has been constructed and operated in a rotating laboratory. The model study includes the effects of the earth’s rotation, gravity, and hydraulic through‐flow. Boundary shear in the model was checked against theoretical predictions of seiche decay. Wind shear was adjusted to achieve appropriately sealed drift velocities in the model. Observed surface and subsurface circulation patterns are presented for a homogeneous and stratified lake model with and without a westerly wind.