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Analytical solution for the wind-driven circulation in a lake containing an island
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Goldstein, M. E. Gedney, R. T. |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Description | An analysis was carried out to determine analytically the effect of an island on the wind driven currents in a shallow lake (or sea). A general analysis is developed that can be applied to a large class of lake and island geometries and bottom topographies. Detailed numerical results are obtained for a circular island located eccentrically or concentrically in a circular lake with a logarithmic bottom topography. It is shown that an island can produce volume flow (vertically integrated velocities) gyres that are completely different from those produced by a normal basin without an island. These gyres in the neighborhood of the island will produce different velocity patterns, which include the acceleration of flow near the island shore. |
| File Size | 2186147 |
| Page Count | 80 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720002708 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6xw95q8j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1971-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Turbulent Flow Three Dimensional Flow Wind Effects Lakes Mathematical Models Water Flow Islands Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
