Evaporation from Lake Superior: 2

摘要: Abstract Evaporation is a critical component of the water balance each Laurentian Great Lakes, and it expected that because their shear size, evaporation cannot be spatially or temporally uniform. Despite this, examples distributed estimates in scientific literature are rare for most lakes non-existent Lake Superior. Direct measurements taken at an offshore site on Superior from June 2008 to October 2010 were used with concurrent satellite climate model data extrapolate across entire lake. rates, large scale forcing mechanisms, spatial patterns variability presented. Spatial tend follow synoptic-scale air masses traveling over While occurs during relatively short term events, these episodes not occur isolated locations lake, but widespread. The exceptions this rule periods stable atmosphere low evaporation, when transient ice cover can limit some areas.