MC 5479
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Speaker
Andrew Grace | Applied Math, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
Title
Numerical modeling of wintertime dynamics in a small lake
ÌýAbstract
The goals of the pre-comprehensive seminar are threefold. First I will provide motivation and some background on why studying physical processes under ice cover isÌýimportantÌýtoÌýunderstandingÌýthe health of a lake ecosystemÌýfollowedÌýby a background discussion onÌýtheÌýhydrodynamicÌýand iceÌýmodels I am using.ÌýI will include theÌýappropriate scaling of the equations of motion to highlight the dominant balance in an exampleÌýcase. Second, I will provide the most up to date state of myÌýresearchÌýand describeÌýsome of the parameterizations being used in the model andÌýeffects that these parameterizations have on the large scale characteristics of the flow. Lastly, I will provide several directions forÌýfuture study, the first being the high-resolution modeling of small scale dynamics in the presence of ice and snow, and the secondÌýbeingÌýregional modelling of the eastern basin of Lake Erie and how the Grand River Plume (GRP)ÌýaffectsÌýthe dynamics in the basin when ice is present.