The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy

The energy transfer from basin-scale internal waves to internal nonlinear waves was investigated in a large, deep subalpine lake through a combination of field data and three-dimensional hydrostatic and nonhydrostatic modeling. The response of the internal wave field induced by two storm events, wit...

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Main Authors: Vilhena, L., Marti, Clelia, Imberger, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc. 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65736
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Marti, Clelia
Imberger, J.
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Imberger, J.
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description The energy transfer from basin-scale internal waves to internal nonlinear waves was investigated in a large, deep subalpine lake through a combination of field data and three-dimensional hydrostatic and nonhydrostatic modeling. The response of the internal wave field induced by two storm events, with distinct characteristics, showed that, for the whole lake, around 15% of the total potential energy contained in the basin-scale internal waves was transferred to nonlinear internal waves in response to moderate forcing, the large transfer being the direct result of the small surface layer thickness compared with the depth of the lake. Locally, the energy transfer to nonlinear waves was up to 30% for the more severe forcing. To model such energy transfers, a nonhydrostatic three-dimensional hydrodynamic model was required; this implies that the inclusion of nonhydrostatic effects is essential for accurate modeling of ecological processes in deep large lakes, which is a challenge considering currently available computational resources. © 2013, by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-657362018-02-19T08:06:42Z The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy Vilhena, L. Marti, Clelia Imberger, J. The energy transfer from basin-scale internal waves to internal nonlinear waves was investigated in a large, deep subalpine lake through a combination of field data and three-dimensional hydrostatic and nonhydrostatic modeling. The response of the internal wave field induced by two storm events, with distinct characteristics, showed that, for the whole lake, around 15% of the total potential energy contained in the basin-scale internal waves was transferred to nonlinear internal waves in response to moderate forcing, the large transfer being the direct result of the small surface layer thickness compared with the depth of the lake. Locally, the energy transfer to nonlinear waves was up to 30% for the more severe forcing. To model such energy transfers, a nonhydrostatic three-dimensional hydrodynamic model was required; this implies that the inclusion of nonhydrostatic effects is essential for accurate modeling of ecological processes in deep large lakes, which is a challenge considering currently available computational resources. © 2013, by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65736 10.4319/lo.2013.58.5.1871 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc. unknown
spellingShingle Vilhena, L.
Marti, Clelia
Imberger, J.
The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy
title The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy
title_full The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy
title_fullStr The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy
title_full_unstemmed The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy
title_short The importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: Lake Iseo, Italy
title_sort importance of nonlinear internal waves in a deep subalpine lake: lake iseo, italy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65736