Research Article
Jul 1979
Modeling Ice Regime of Lake Erie
Authors: Akio Wake and Ralph R. Rumer Jr., M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 105, Issue 7
Abstract
A thermodynamic model for ice formation, growth and dissipation was developed to simulate the ice regime of Lake Erie. The model utilizes the two-dimensional convective dispersion equation for the heat balance of the body of water and the interfacial heat exchange equations to account for the various heat exchange processes at the air-water, air-ice, and ice-water interfaces. The hydrodynamic transport of heat by the lake currents was approximated by computing a steady-state current field using a vertically-integrated equation of motion. The climatological data recorded at Buffalo, N.Y., for the winter of 1975-76 were used in the heat exchange computations. Although the model has not been verified nor sufficiently calibrated, the general patterns of the two-dimensionally displayed computed results are in close agreement with the limited observations.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 105 • Issue 7 • July 1979
Pages: 827 - 844
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Akio Wake
Sr. Engr., Ecology and Environment Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.
Ralph R. Rumer Jr., M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
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