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      The level variability, thermal structure and currents in Lake Chapala, Mexico

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          Abstract: Measurements of temperature, currents and lake level taken in 2005-2014 are analyzed and discussed. Moored measurements of temperature and level in the northern part of the lake reveal the presence of seiches oscillations of the first and second modes, with periods of 5.7 and 2.8 hours, and amplitudes of 15.4 and 2.1 mm. In 2006 four temperature cross-sections were carried out in the study area. The obtained data reveal that in all four seasons of the year the temperatures averaged over the north and south coastal areas differ by 2-3°C. The lake currents were simulated using the HAMSOM 2-D hydrodynamic model both for wet and dry seasons. The model results are in good agreement with the ADCP data. The presence of an anticyclonic gyre, 10-12 km in diameter, in the central part of the lake in both seasons is revealed. In particular, the summer 2014 data provide evidence of the gyre and its impact on the spatial distribution of temperature in the lake.

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          Resumen: En este estudio se analizan y discuten mediciones instrumentales de temperatura, corrientes y nivel del lago realizadas en 2005-2014. Mediciones continuas de las fluctuaciones de temperatura y nivel en la parte norte del lago mostraron la presencia de oscilaciones tipo seiches de primer y segundo modo, con períodos de 5.7 y 2.8 horas, y amplitudes de 15.4 y 2.1 mm. En 2006 se realizaron cuatro muestreos de temperatura. Las mediciones mostraron una diferencia de temperatura entre la costa norte y sur de 2-3 °C, en las cuatro estaciones del año. Realizamos modelación de las corrientes en el lago con la ayuda del modelo hidrodinámico bidimensional HAMSOM para las estaciones húmeda y de estiaje. Los resultados de las simulaciones se ajustan con las mediciones de ADCP. Se encontró que en ambas épocas, en la parte central del lago está presente un giro anticiclónico con diámetro de 10 a 12 km. Las mediciones realizadas en el verano de 2014 confirmaron la presencia de este giro, y mostraron una fuerte influencia en la distribución espacial de la temperatura en el lago.

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                Journal
                geoint
                Geofísica internacional
                Geofís. Intl
                Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM (México, DF, Mexico )
                0016-7169
                September 2016
                : 55
                : 3
                : 175-187
                Affiliations
                [3] Jalisco orgnameInstituto Tecnológico Superior de Arandas Mexico
                [1] Guadalajara orgnameUniversidad de Guadalajara orgdiv1Departamento de Física Mexico
                [2] México orgnameUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México orgdiv1Posgrado de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología Mexico
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                S0016-71692016000300175
                10.19155/rgi20165531610
                75f569ed-ae71-4693-9c58-557d606871df

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License.

                History
                : 06 June 2015
                : 07 March 2016
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 30, Pages: 13
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                Lake Chapala,level variability,stratification,current measurements,modeling,Lago de Chapala,variabilidad de nivel,estratificación,corrientes

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