Wind Driven Circulation and Sediment Resuspension Processes in Lake Pontchartrain

Figure 5.

Figure 5. Simulated circulation on April 10, 1995, during a southeasterly wind event of approximately 5 m/s. Arrow length and color indicates current magnitude. A two gyre wind response is indicated, where the flow current is downwind in the shallow regions of the lake (mostly around the periphery) and against the wind in the deeper central region of the lake. Although the model is 3D, the depth-averaged currents are shown to indicate overall water movement.   There is also an animation of the simulated 1995 currents.  The movie is in the FLC format, which is viewable with the QuickTime 3.0 viewer (among others).

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