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Mar 1969
Circulation in Shallow Homogenous Lakes
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 95, Issue 2
Abstract
The steady state, wind driven circulation of a shallow, homogeneous lake on a rotating earth is studied by means of a solution of the equations of fluid motion. The equations are linearized, dissipation is assumed to result only from bottom friction and a constant eddy viscosity is employed. These approximations assume a shallow lake where a characteristic horizontal dimension is large compared to the maximum depth and the depth is of the order of magnitude of the Ekman depth of frictional influence. The solution gives the three dimensional circulation patterns for a lake of arbitrary plan form and bottom topography. The effect of bottom topography is shown in sample calculations.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 95 • Issue 2 • March 1969
Pages: 609 - 620
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© 1969 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1969
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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James A. Liggett, A.M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., School of Civil Engrg., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.
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