Figure 6: Daily means of (a) 2-m air
(Ta ) and near-surface water temperatures
(Tw ), (b) vapor pressure deficit (VPD), and (c)
wind speeds (WS ) collected at the raft and shore sites. The
period with ice cover (shaded area) was determined from time-lapse
photos.
The distribution of the wind direction measured from the raft flux tower
followed a bimodal pattern, aligned along the SSW-NNE axis of the
reservoir. Wind measured from the reservoir at the shore flux tower
showed the same pattern. The 30-min mean wind speed was 5.6 m
s−1 while the maximum wind speed reached 19.4 m
s−1.