The influence of wind on the development of a thermal bar and currents in reservoirs of different depths during ice cover melting

On the role of wind direction in the thermal bar dynamics in autumn: A numerical study

“…Wind-driven circulation takes precedence over density-induced flows in shallow lakes with flat bottoms [10]. Blokhina found that the deeper a lake is, the greater are the wind speeds required for the domination of the density instability of water masses, which is conditioned by the anomalous properties of the water [11]. In addition, the wind can destroy the thermal front in a short-term time frame [12].…”

“…Also, the direction of wind significantly affects the movement of the front of the thermal bar in spring [10][11]. The purpose of this work is to study the influence of wind direction on the dynamics of the autumnal thermal bar on an example of Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal using numerical modeling.…”

Numerical modeling of the spring thermal bar and pollutant transport in a large lake

“…The outcomes of the comparison of the diagrams of thermal bar front displacement with time both with and without wind friction yield evidence of the insignificant influence of this effect on the movement of the water convergence boundary. It should be pointed out that numerical experiments in reservoirs of different depths showed that the higher wind speed is, the deeper the reservoir should be in order to get the zone of divergence of water masses close 360 to maximum density temperature (Blokhina, 2015).…”