Modeling surface waves and wind-driven circulation in eastern Lake Ontario during winter storms

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 40, Issue S3, 2014, Pages 130-142

  McCombs, Matthew P ^a   Mulligan, Ryan P ^a   Boegman, Leon ^a   Rao, Yerubandi R ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forecast model; Lake Ontario; Spectral wave model; Winter circulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; STORMS; SURFACE WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

FORECAST MODEL; LAKE ONTARIO; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; OPEN BOUNDARY CONDITION; SPECTRAL WAVE MODELS; TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION; WINTER CIRCULATION;

LAKES;

EID: 84918769484     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Bedford K.W., Schwab D.J. Wind-induced hypolimnion exchange in Lake Ontario's Kingston Basin: potential effects on oxygen. J. Great Lakes Res. 1991, 24(1):145-151.
2. Beletsky D., Saylor J.H., Schwab D.J. Mean circulation in the Great Lakes. J. Great Lakes Res. 1999, 25(1):78-93.
3. Bennet J.R. On the dynamics of wind-driven lake currents. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 1974, 4:400-414.
4. Booij N., Ris R.C., Holthuijsen L.H. A third-generation wave model for coastal regions 1. Model description and validation. J. Geophys. Res. 1999, 104:7649-7666.
5. Boyce F.M., Donelan M.A., Hamblin P.F., Murthy C.R., Simons T.J. Thermal structure and circulation in the great lakes. Atmos. Ocean 1989, 27(4):607-642.
6. Deltares Delft3D-FLOW: Simulation of Multi-dimensional Hydrodynamic Flows and Transport Phenomena, Including Sediments, Delft-3D User Manual 2011, Deltares, The Netherlands.
7. Dingemans M.W., Radder A.C., de Vriend H.J. Computation of the driving forces of wave-induced currents. Coast. Eng. 1987, 11:539-563.
8. Gorrell L., Raubenheimer B., Elgar S., Guza R.T. SWAN predictions of waves observed in shallow water onshore of complex bathymetry. Coast. Eng. 2010, 58(2011):510-516.
9. Hamblin P.F. On the free surface oscillations of Lake Ontario. Limnol. Oceanogr. 1982, 27:1039-1049.
10. Huang A., Rao Y.R., Lu Y., Zhao J. Hydrodynamic modeling of Lake Ontario: an intercomparison of three models. J. Geophys. Res. 2010, 115:C12076. 10.1029/2010JC006269.
11. Lesser G.R., Roelvink J.A., van Kester J.A.T.M., Stelling G.S. Development and validation of a three-dimensional morphological model. Coast. Eng. 2004, 51(I8-9):883-915.
12. Mulligan R.P., Hay A.E., Bowen A.J. A wave-driven jet over a rocky shoal. J. Geophys. Res. 2010, 115:C10038.
13. NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System, GLCFS http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/.
14. NOAA National Geophysical Data Center GEODAS Grid Translator http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas/gd_designagrid.html.
15. NOAA Tides and Currents Station Home http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html.
16. Oveisy A., Boegman L., Imberger J. Three-dimensional simulation of lake and ice dynamics during winter. Limnol. Oceanogr. 2012, 57(1):43-57.
17. Paturi S., Boegman L., Rao Y.R. Hydrodynamics of Eastern Lake Ontario and upper St. Lawrence River. J. Great Lakes Res. 2012, 38:194-204.
18. Pickett R.L. Observed and predicted great lakes winter circulations. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 1980, 10:1140-1146.
19. Prakash S., Atkinson J.F., Green M.L. A semi-Lagrangian study of circulation and transport in Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 2007, 33(4):774-790.
20. Rao D.B., Murty T.S. Calculation of the steady-state wind driven circulation in Lake Ontario. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol. A 1970, 19:195-210.
21. Rueda, F.J., Vidal, J., 2009. Currents in the upper mixed layer and in unstratified water bodies, in Editor-in-Chief: Gene E. Likens (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. pp. 568-582.
22. Schwab D.J., Bennett J.R., Liu P.C., Donelan M.A. Application of a simple numerical wave prediction model to Lake Erie. J. Geophys. Res. 1984, 89:3586-3592.
23. Shore J.A. Modelling the circulation and exchange of Kingston Basin and Lake Ontario with FVCOM. Ocean Model. 2009, 30(I2-3):106-114.
24. Simons T.J. Verification of numerical models of Lake Ontario I. Circulation in spring and early summer. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 1974, 4:507-523.
25. Simons T.J., Murthy C.R., Campbell J.E. Winter circulation in Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 1985, 11:423-433.
26. Soulsby R.L., Hamm L., Klopman G., Myrhaug D., Simons R.R., Thomas G.P. Wave-current interaction within and outside the bottom boundary layer. Coast. Eng. 1993, 21:41-69.
27. Stive M.J.F., Wind H.G. Cross-shore mean flow in the surf zone. Coast. Eng. 1986, 10:325-340.
28. Svendsen I.A. Mass flux and undertow in a surf zone. Coast. Eng. 1985, 10(3):299-307.
29. Tsanis I.K., Murthy C.R. Flow distribution in the St. Lawrence River System at Wolfe Island, Kingston Basin, Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 1990, 16(3):352-365.
30. Tsanis I.K., Masse A., Murthy C.R., Miners K. Summer circulation in the Kingston Basin, Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 1991, 17(1):57-73.