Mechanisms of contaminant transport in a multi‐basin lake

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 18; pp. A72 - A87
• Main Authors: Rueda, Francisco J, S. Geoffrey Schladow, Jordan F. Clark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ecological Society of America 2008
• Subjects: basins; friction; hydrodynamics; lakes; mathematical models; mercury; mixing; momentum; Quercus; sulfur; wind; California

Tracer studies are combined with a three‐dimensional (3‐D) numerical modeling study to provide a robust description of hydrodynamic and particle transport in Clear Lake, a multi‐basin, polymictic lake in northern California, USA. The focus is on the mechanisms of transport of contaminants away...