Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8894828 | Journal of Hydrology | 2018 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
The heat budget of two closed heliothermal cycles initiated by two rainfall events of 50â¯mm and 52â¯mm in 1993 were analysed. The cycles prevailed for 11 and 20â¯days respectively and the heat budget showed net heat accumulations of 34.2â¯MJâ¯mâ3 and 15.4â¯MJâ¯mâ3, respectively. The corresponding efficiencies of lake heat gain to incident solar energy were 0.17 and 0.18 respectively. Typically, artificial salinity gradient solar ponds (SGSP) have a solar radiation capture efficiencies ranging from 0.10 up to 0.30. Results from Lake Hayward have implications for comparative biogeochemistry and its characteristics should aid in identification of other hitherto unknown heliothermal lakes.
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Authors
Jeffrey V. Turner, Michael R. Rosen, Lee Coshell, Robert J. Woodbury,