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      Thermal structure and variability of a shallow tropical reservoir

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      Author
      Xing, Zikun
      Fong, Derek A.
      Lo, Edmond Yat-Man
      Monismith, Stephen G.
      Date of Issue
      2014
      School
      School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
      Version
      Published version
      Abstract
      The structure and mixing dynamics of shallow tropical reservoirs was investigated using data collected in the Kranji Reservoir in Singapore. Water temperature data spanning a 2 month period in 2007 shows that diurnal cycles of stratification and destratification were formed in various locations in the reservoir. Temperature stratification of 0.5°C to 3.5°C was formed during the daylight hours and reduced nightly when cooling occurred. Substantial horizontal redistribution of heat was also observed between the side arms and the main body of the reservoir. The Kranji's dynamics can be summarized in terms of three physical forcing regimes: a solar radiation–dominated regime, a windy regime, and a cold inflow regime. We delineate the three physical forcing regimes by two potentially useful dimensionless numbers that quantify the relative influences of surface heating, wind stirring, and inflow buoyancy fluxes. For most of the measurement period (88% of the data record), the solar radiation–dominated regime characterized the hydrodynamics. In spite of the dominance of solar radiation in setting local stratification, it is shown that Kranji Reservoir is a three-dimensional system in which there can be significant variations in temperature in the vertical and along-reservoir directions, as determined by cold inflow events, differential heating, and reservoir releases. Moreover, the data suggest that the dynamical balance of the Kranji system is sensitive to small forcing events, with the timescales of stratification and mixing as short as a day or less.
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      DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources
      Type
      Journal Article
      Series/Journal Title
      Limnology and oceanography
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      © 2014 Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. This paper was published in Limnology and Oceanography and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. The paper can be found at the following official openURL: [http://www.aslo.org.ezlibproxy1.ntu.edu.sg/lo/toc/vol_59/issue_1/0115.html]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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