Environmental Atlas of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin

	Physical Environments: Climate | Hurricane History | Circulation | Wave Climate | Relative Sea Level | Relative Sea Level Rise

Physical Environments - Circulation

• Introduction
• Processes of Lake Pontchartrain Circulation
• Wind-induced Lake Circulation Patterns (N, S, E, W)
• Wind-induced Lake Circulation Patterns (NW, NE, SW, SE)

Figure 45: Velocity magnitudes and induced lake circulation patterns resulting from sustained winds from the Northwest.

Figure 46: Velocity magnitudes and induced lake circulation patterns resulting from sustained winds from the Northeast.

Figure 47: Velocity magnitudes and induced lake circulation patterns resulting from sustained winds from the Southwest.

Figure 48: Velocity magnitudes and induced lake circulation patterns resulting from sustained winds from the Southeast.