Wind Systems and Energy Balance in the Dead Sea Valley
Abstract
A new measurement concept was developed to determine the amount, variability and governing factors of evaporation from the Dead Sea. Additionally, a suitable indirect method to calculate evaporation is presented. Results show that vapour pressure deficit and wind speed are governing evaporation and that the diurnal cycle is determined by three distinct diurnal wind systems. The occurrence frequency and intensity of the wind systems are determined by local differential cooling and heating.
Keywords
Measurements; Messungen; Verdunstung; Energiebilanz; periodische Windsysteme; Energy Balance; Periodic Wind Systems; EvaporationISBN
9783731506997Publisher
KIT Scientific PublishingPublisher website
http://www.ksp.kit.edu/Publication date and place
2017Series
Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Instituts für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie,Classification
Physics
Physics