Hydrology J. Sahlberg and Earth System Sciences, 7(3), 268–282 (2003) © EGU Physical modelling of the Akkajaure reservoir

• Main Author: J. Sahlberg
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: temperature profile; reservoir; 1-D lake model; stratification. Sweden; Luleälven; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.371.8636; http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/30/47/78/PDF/hess-7-268-2003.pdf

This paper describes the seasonal temperature development in the Akkajaure reservoir, one of the largest Swedish reservoirs. It lies in the headwaters of the river Luleälven in northern Sweden; it is 60 km long and 5 km wide with a maximum depth of 92 m. The maximum allowed variation in surface wate...