Abstract
The evolution of the thermal structure of a weakly stratified lake, located in Venezuela, is studied by applying a hydrothermal model as a tool to analyze the observed data. Particular attention is given to the quantification of the mixing energies involved in the redistribution of heat content in the epilimnion and in the hypolimnion. Hence an analysis of the epilimnetic and hypolimnetic mixing dynamics is presented. As a result, expressions for epilimnetic (wind stirring and penetrative convection) and hypolimnetic mixing energies are obtained and it is concluded that for the lake in study, hypolimnetic mixing controls the local thermal structure and the overall heat transfer process.
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