Journal article
A graphical technique for river water temperature predictions
Ecological modelling, Vol.17(3), pp.209-224
1982
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(82)90032-1
Abstract
Water temperature is one of the more important parameters affecting the suitability of streams as a fish habitat. The average equilibrium temperature is a useful concept because it is the temperature about which the instantaneous temperature tends to oscillate. The technique presented in this paper provides a straightforward graphical means for estimating the equilibrium temperature and thermal exchange coefficient on the basis of meteorological conditions including solar radiation, cloud cover, air temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure. The technique may also be used to calibrate coefficients for a specific stream and to predict water temperature for a variety of flow alterations and thermal loadings. The technique may be programmed on a programmable calculator using the equations developed in the paper.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A graphical technique for river water temperature predictions
- Creators
- Witold F Krajewski - Polish Academy of SciencesAndrzej K Kraszewski - University of WarsawWilliam J Grenney - Utah State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ecological modelling, Vol.17(3), pp.209-224
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- DOI
- 10.1016/0304-3800(82)90032-1
- ISSN
- 0304-3800
- eISSN
- 1872-7026
- Grant note
- This work was supported in part by funds from the Cooperative Instream Flow Service Group of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1982
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984197188402771
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