Thermal mixing of Lake Erhai (Southwest China) induced by bottom heat transfer: Evidence based on observations and CE-QUAL-W2 model simulations

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 603; p. 126973
• Main Authors: Zhao, Lei, Cheng, Sihang, Sun, Yanxin, Zou, Rui, Ma, Wenjing, Zhou, Qichao, Liu, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021
• Subjects: CE-QUAL-W2; China; energy; Geothermal heat; heat transfer; hydrodynamics; hydrology; Lake Erhai; lakes; sediments; solar radiation; summer; surface water temperature; temperature profiles; Thermal mixing; wind speed; China; Lake Erhai; Geothermal heat; CE-QUAL-W2; Thermal mixing

•Parameters affecting thermal structure were analyzed comprehensively based on a well established 2-D hydrodynamic model to explore the main process that induces the special thermal structure of Lake Erhai.•The model results revealed that the most likely process inducing the holomixis of Lake Erhai...