Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico
<p>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...
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| author | David Avalos-Cueva Anatoliy Filonov Iryna Tereshchenko César O. Monzón Federico Á. Velázquez-Muñoz |
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| description | <p>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.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c18f3aa755840c1ad033c20284cf6ed2022-12-21T19:48:21ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Limnology1129-57671723-86332016-03-0175s110.4081/jlimnol.2016.1430805Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, MexicoDavid Avalos-Cueva0Anatoliy Filonov1Iryna Tereshchenko2César O. Monzón3Federico Á. Velázquez-Muñoz4Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversity of GuadalajaraUniversity of GuadalajaraUniversity of GuadalajaraUniversity of Guadalajara<p>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.</p>http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1430Lake ChapalHAMSOM modelcurrent patterntemperature variabilitywater column stratification. |
| spellingShingle | David Avalos-Cueva Anatoliy Filonov Iryna Tereshchenko César O. Monzón Federico Á. Velázquez-Muñoz Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico Journal of Limnology Lake Chapal HAMSOM model current pattern temperature variability water column stratification. |
| title | Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico |
| title_full | Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico |
| title_short | Thermal structure and circulation in Lake Chapala, Mexico |
| title_sort | thermal structure and circulation in lake chapala mexico |
| topic | Lake Chapal HAMSOM model current pattern temperature variability water column stratification. |
| url | http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1430 |
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