Observations of vertical eddy diffusivities in a shallow tropical reservoir

• Main Authors: Yang, Peipei, Xing, Zikun, Fong, Derek A., Monismith, Stephen G., Tan, Kok Meng, Lo, Edmond Yat-Man
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79257; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25206
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tropical lakes are of key importance as fresh water supply sources in tropical regions. One of the biggest threats to tropical lakes is nuisance algal blooms which at times can be harmful to human health. Research shows that thermal and flow dynamics, through their effects on the light and nutrient...