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Lake Ontario circulation in November
Author(s) -
Pickett R. L.
Publication year - 1976
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.1976.21.4.0608
Subject(s) - ocean gyre , clockwise , circulation (fluid dynamics) , current (fluid) , oceanography , current meter , geology , ocean current , climatology , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , fishery , engineering , subtropics , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , fold (higher order function) , biology , aerospace engineering
A Lake Ontario current meter study during November 1972 showed counterclockwise circulation with higher speeds in the western portion of the lake. Results from wind‐driven numerical models run for comparison agreed in the western section, but showed a clockwise gyre in the eastern portion of the lake.