Idealized simulation of hydrodynamic characteristics of Lake Victoria that potentially modulate regional climate

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 971-981

  Anyah, Richard O ^a   Semazzi, Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake currents; Lake Victoria hydrodynamics; Lake Victoria influence on regional climate; Time and space evolutions of lake temperatures

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE TEMPERATURE; BOTTOM LAYERS; FULLY-COUPLED; GYRE CIRCULATION; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; LAKE CURRENTS; LAKE MODEL; LAKE VICTORIA; LAKE VICTORIA HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKE VICTORIA INFLUENCE ON REGIONAL CLIMATE; MODEL INTEGRATION; OBSERVED DATA; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES; SURFACE FORCING; SURFACE WIND STRESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TIME AND SPACE; TIME AND SPACE EVOLUTIONS OF LAKE TEMPERATURES; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TROPICAL LAKES; UNIQUE FEATURES; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMNS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CATCHMENTS; CORIOLIS FORCE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SIMULATORS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIND STRESS;

LAKES;

CLIMATE FORCING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORIOLIS FORCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMODYNAMICS; WIND VELOCITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67649948729     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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