Effects of spatial wind inhomogeneity and turbulence anisotropy on circulation in an elongated basin: A simplified analytical solution

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1554-1566

  Toffolon, Marco ^a   Rizzi, Giuliano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Centro di Ingegneria e Sviluppo Modelli per l'Ambiente   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Eddy viscosity; Lake hydrodynamics; Turbulence anisotropy; Wind driven circulation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BAROCLINIC EFFECTS; BAROTROPIC; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; EDDY VISCOSITY; HYDRODYNAMICS MODELING; INHOMOGENEITIES; LATERAL VARIATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SINGLE LAYER; STEADY STATE; STRATIFIED LAKES; TURBULENCE ANISOTROPY; TWO LAYERS; VERTICAL PLANE; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

ANISOTROPY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKES; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

WIND EFFECTS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY; WIND FORCING;

EID: 70249149349     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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