10.2190/9YHL-T4UG-5GW2-J9W7 9YHLT4UG5GW2J9W7 4 Analytical Prediction of Vertical Temperature Distribution in Large Water Bodies 131 138 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 9YHLT4UG5GW2J9W7.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=9YHLT4UG5GW2J9W7 2 Richard D. Noble T. A. Carroll Chemical Engineering Department, University of Wyoming An analytical solution is presented which allows one to calculate the vertical temperature distribution in deep water bodies such as lakes and reservoirs where inflows and outflows are negligible. The solution is based on a linearization of the surface heat exchange term. The details of the linearization and the rationale for its use are presented. The solution is valid for both variable and constant meteorological conditions. Comparisons with both field observations and laboratory data are shown to verify the model. J. M. K. Dake and D. R. F. Harleman, Thermal Stratification in Lakes: Analytical and Laboratory Studies, <i>Water Resources Research, 5</i>:2, pp. 484-495, April 1969. D. M. Snider and R. Viskanta, Combined Conduction — Radiation Energy Transfer in Stagnant Water, <i>Water Resources Research, 10</i>:5, pp. 939-946, October 1974. R. D. Noble, Analytical Prediction of Natural Temperatures in Rivers, <i>ASCE Journal of Environmental Eng. Div., 105</i>:EES, pp. 1014-1018, October 1979. R. D. Noble and A. P. Jackman, Predicting the Natural Water Temperature Profile Throughout a River Basin, <i>Journal of Environmental Systems, 9</i>:4, pp. 361-381, 1979-80. R. D. Noble, Comparison of Two Surface Heat Exchange Models, <i>ASCE Journal of Hydraulics Div.</i>, March 1981. C. R. Goldman and C. R. Carter, An Investigation by Rapid Carbon-14 Bioassay of Factors Affecting the Cultural Eutrophication of Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada, <i>Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation, 37</i>:7, pp. 1044-1059, July 1965.