Lake and Reservoir Hydrodynamics
There will be two parts – one on process fundamentals and modeling of stratified water bodies of limited extent and the other on problem-oriented research focused on anthropogenic impacts and protecting water resources.
We invite contributions from basic research, such as internal waves, atmospheric forcing, basin-scale currents, stratified turbulence and mixing, interactions with biota, chemical gradients, topography, and sediments as examined through in-situ observations, numerical simulation and laboratory experiments.
We also solicit papers on the management of lakes and reservoirs (water-supply, hydropower, fisheries, etc.) using technologies such as bubble plumes (oxygenation and destratification), enhanced circulation (surface mixers and axial flow pumps), and other techniques (curtains and selective withdrawal structures). Remediation of pit-mine lakes and contaminated sediments is also of interest.
Figure: Thermal structure (oC) of a bubble plume in a lake on the Swiss Plateau (McGinnis et al. 2004, Water Resources Research).