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A three dimensional-circulation model of Lake Tanganyika

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A combination of field measurements and computer modelling was selected as a main approach, when the Hydrological Subcomponent of the Lake Tanganyika Research (LTR) Program was established. The main goal of the modelling work is to estimate the role of main factors affecting water currents in Lake Tanganyika and to understand the peculiarities of spatial and temporal variations of its hydrophysical characteristics. Special attention is given to a more accurate description of wind-induced shear stresses, the main driving force of the lake dynamics. Numerical experiments with a mesoscale meteorological model show the significant role of a coastal diurnal slope-lake breeze system, intensified during the dry season while south-easterly trade winds supply the main amount of energy to the middle of the lake.

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  1. Regional Environmental Agency of Häme, PL 297, 33101, Tampere, Finland

    V. Podsetchine & T. Huttula

  2. Department of Meteorology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 4, 00014, Finland

    H. Savijärvi

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  1. University of Kuopio, P.O.Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    Ossi V. Lindqvist

  2. Department of Applied Zoology and Veterinary Science, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, Finland

    Hannu Mölsä

  3. Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FIN-40351, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Kalevi Salonen

  4. Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014, Turku, Finland

    Jouko Sarvala

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Podsetchine, V., Huttula, T., Savijärvi, H. (1999). A three dimensional-circulation model of Lake Tanganyika. In: Lindqvist, O.V., Mölsä, H., Salonen, K., Sarvala, J. (eds) From Limnology to Fisheries: Lake Tanganyika and Other Large Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 141. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1622-2_2

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