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Investigation of interbasin exchange and interannual variability in Lake Erie using an unstructured‐grid hydrodynamic model
dc.contributor.authorNiu, Qianruen_US
dc.contributor.authorXia, Mengen_US
dc.contributor.authorRutherford, Edward S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMason, Doran M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Eric J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchwab, David J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T20:36:47Z
dc.date.available2016-05-10T20:26:28Zen
dc.date.issued2015-03en_US
dc.identifier.citationNiu, Qianru; Xia, Meng; Rutherford, Edward S.; Mason, Doran M.; Anderson, Eric J.; Schwab, David J. (2015). "Investigation of interbasin exchange and interannual variability in Lake Erie using an unstructured‐grid hydrodynamic model." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 120(3): 2212-2232.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2169-9275en_US
dc.identifier.issn2169-9291en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111204
dc.description.abstractInterbasin exchange and interannual variability in Lake Erie's three basins are investigated with the help of a three‐dimensional unstructured‐grid‐based Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM). Experiments were carried out to investigate the influence of grid resolutions and different sources of wind forcing on the lake dynamics. Based on the calibrated model, we investigated the sensitivity of lake dynamics to major external forcing, and seasonal climatological circulation patterns are presented and compared with the observational data and existing model results. It was found that water exchange between the western basin (WB) and the central basin (CB) was mainly driven by hydraulic and density‐driven flows, while density‐driven flows dominate the interaction between the CB and the eastern basin (EB). River‐induced hydraulic flows magnify the eastward water exchange and impede the westward one. Surface wind forcing shifts the pathway of hydraulic flows in the WB, determines the gyre pattern in the CB, contributes to thermal mixing, and magnifies interbasin water exchange during winter. Interannual variability is mainly driven by the differences in atmospheric forcing, and is most prominent in the CB.Key Points:Hydraulic and density flows both dominate interbasin water exchangeInterannual variability is dominated by atmospheric forcingDominant mechanisms of interbasin water exchange vary interseasonallyen_US
dc.publisherWayne State Univ. Pressen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherFVCOMen_US
dc.subject.otherwater exchangeen_US
dc.subject.othermodelen_US
dc.subject.otherLake Erieen_US
dc.subject.otherGreat Lakesen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of interbasin exchange and interannual variability in Lake Erie using an unstructured‐grid hydrodynamic modelen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeological Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111204/1/jgrc21159.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/2014JC010457en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceansen_US
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