https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2016.1430
Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico
Accepted: 18 January 2016
HTML: 1382
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.
Authors
This study analyzed and discussed the instrumental measurements of temperature and currents made on January 10, 2007, in Lake Chapala. We received new data on the formation of the thermocline. It is shown that the thermocline of the lake is formed only in the daytime and in a top-heated 0.5-1.0 m layer. The vertical temperature gradient reaches 2.5°C in the first meter, and the spatial average temperature across the lake showed that the northern end of the lake is, on average, 1°C warmer than the southern end. We numerically modelled the currents in the lake for the dry season using the HAMSOM 2D hydrodynamic model. The simulation results are in good agreement with the acoustic Doppler current profiler ADCP measurements. In the dry season, two gyres were found: a cyclonic gyre in the eastern part and an anticyclonic gyre in the western part.
Supporting Agencies
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologiaHow to Cite
Similar Articles
- Donna STRANG, Julian AHERNE, Patrick D. SHAW, The hydrochemistry of high-elevation lakes in the Georgia Basin, British Columbia , Journal of Limnology: Vol. 69 No. s1 (2010): Impacts of sulphur and nitrogen deposition in western Canada
You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.
List of Cited By :
