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A time‐dependent model of the lake‐averaged, vertical temperature distribution of lakes 1, 2
Author(s) -
Tucker W. A.,
Green A. W.
Publication year - 1977
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.1977.22.4.0687
Subject(s) - turbulence , range (aeronautics) , environmental science , radiative transfer , mixing (physics) , thermal , geology , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geography , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , composite material
A model for predicting the time‐dependent vertical thermal structure of lakes is presented. Radiative heating with depth, mixing induced by the surface wave field, and turbulent energy exchanges arc included as lake‐averaged processes. The model was designed to be applicable to a wide range of lake sizes. Comparison of predictions with horizontally averaged observations from Lake Ontario during IFYGL and unaveraged (local) observations from Llyn Cwellyn, Wales, show good agreement.