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An areally-averaged, time-variable model of vertical variations in water motion, temperature, and turbulent energy in a lake is presented. The areally-averaged conservation equations each include a term associated with interaction with the lake bottom. The confining effects of the basin boundaries are included in relationships describing the horizontal pressure gradients. A closure scheme based on local equilibrium of turbulence is used; the scheme includes a term which describes the production of turbulent energy at the lake bottom. The model is applied to the basin of Onondaga Lake, New York for the summer stratification season of 1987. The model reproduced measured temperature variations in the lake.
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Owens, E.M., Harleman, D.R.F. (1991). A One-Dimensional Turbulence Model for Vertical Transport in Stratified Lakes. In: Wrobel, L.C., Brebbia, C.A. (eds) Water Pollution: Modelling, Measuring and Prediction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3694-5_9
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