@Article{CurtarelliAlcRenSteSte:2013:MoEfCo,
               author = "Curtarelli, Marcelo Pedroso and Alc{\^a}ntara, Ennio Herencio and 
                         Renn{\'o}, Camilo Daleles and Stech, Jos{\'e} Luiz and Stech, 
                         Jose Luiz",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas 
                         Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais 
                         (INPE)}",
                title = "Modeling the effects of cold front passages on the heat fluxes and 
                         thermal structure of a tropical hydroelectric reservoir",
              journal = "Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions",
                 year = "2013",
               volume = "10",
               number = "7",
                pages = "8467--8502",
             keywords = "Fluxos de calor, Frentes Frias, Reservat{\'o}rios tropicais, 
                         Modelagem hidrodin{\^a}mica, Sensoriamento remoto.",
             abstract = "We study the influence of cold fronts on the heat fluxes and 
                         thermal structure of a tropical reservoir located in Brazil. The 
                         period chosen for this study consisted of 49 days between 28 April 
                         2010 and 15 July 2010 and was defined based on information from 
                         the Brazilian Centre for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies 
                         (CPTEC), data collected in situ and the interpretation of remotely 
                         sensed images. During the selected time period, five cold front 
                         passages were identified, allowing us to analyze the cumulative 
                         effect of cold fronts and the reservoirs resilience on the days 
                         that elapsed between the passages. To better understand the 
                         physical processes that drive changes in heat fluxes and thermal 
                         structure, a simulation was performed that utilized a 
                         threedimensional hydrodynamic model. The results showed that 
                         during the cold front days, the sensible and latent heat fluxes 
                         were enhanced by approximately 24 % and 19 %, respectively. The 
                         daily average heat loss was up to 167 % higher on the cold front 
                         days than on the non-cold front days. The high heat loss and the 
                         increased wind intensity that occurred during the cold front 
                         passages destabilized the water column and provided partial or 
                         complete mixing. The colder waters of the Parana´\ıba River 
                         contributed to reestablish the thermal stratification following 
                         the passages of the cold fronts. These results suggest that cold 
                         front passages play an important role in the stratification and 
                         mixing regimes of Brazilian reservoirs located in southern and 
                         southeastern regions.",
                  doi = "10.5194/hessd-10-8467-2013",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-10-8467-2013",
                 issn = "1812-2108",
                label = "lattes: 2691497637313274 5 CurtarelliCurAlcRenSte:2013:MoEfCo",
             language = "en",
                  url = "http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/10/8467/2013/hessd-10-8467-2013.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "15 jun. 2024"
}