Water Resources Research Program
Water Resources Research Program

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Published: 1976

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Nearshore currents and water temperatures were measured almost continuously from June 23 through December 22, at five moorings in an array centered 4 km offshore of south Chicago. The mooring array was square, each side 1.6 km long. A current-meter mooring was placed at each corner, with one mooring in the center. One Bendix Q-15 current meter and one YSI temperature sensor were fixed to each mooring line. Each meter and associated temperature sensor was placed at middepth; the water depth averaged about 12 m. The following types of graphs are presented for current and wind observations: (1) U, V flow components versus time, (2) specific kinetic energy versus time, (3) flow speeds and directions versus time, (4) composite velocity histograms and associated U, V-component histograms, and (5) progressive-vector diagrams. Also presented are listings of the component programs used to reduce the data. Currents in the region were dominantly shore-parallel. Water temperatures reflected several episodes of upwelling and downwelling. Detailed analyses of the data will be presented in subsequent reports.

Lake Michigan in Motion
Lake Michigan in Motion

Author: Clifford Hiley Mortimer

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780299178345

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"Mortimer chronicles three centuries of inquiry into Lake Michigan from the Native Americans, who called it Michigani (Great Waters), to the French explorers, whose first recorded observations date from the 1600s, to present-day scientists, who use satellite views of the Great Lakes from outer space." "Lake Michigan in Motion is a source of information for amateur naturalists, students, teachers, public officials, a wide variety of scientists and natural resource managers, residents of Lake Michigan's shores, and others who use the lake for their livelihood and recreation."--Jacket.

Investigation of the Influence of Thermal Discharge from a Large Electric Power Station on the Temperature and Near-shore Circulation of Lake Michigan. Quarterly Progress Report, 1 January 1974--31 March 1974
Investigation of the Influence of Thermal Discharge from a Large Electric Power Station on the Temperature and Near-shore Circulation of Lake Michigan. Quarterly Progress Report, 1 January 1974--31 March 1974

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Data on the effects on the temperature distribution and nearshore flow patterns in Lake Michigan caused by the into-lake discharge of thermal effluents from the Oak Creek Power Plant are reported. Information is included on: wind and water current measurements; temperature variations; spectral analysis of lake current data; and thermal plume measurements taken at the power plant. (LCL).