A three dimensional-circulation model of Lake Tanganyika

A combination of field measurements and computer modelling was selected as a main approach, when the Hydrological Subcomponent of the Lake Tanganyika Research (LTR) Program was established. The main goal of the modelling work is to estimate the role of main factors affecting water currents in Lake T anganyika and to understand the peculiarities of spatial and temporal varia tions of its hydrophysical characteristics. Special attention is given to a more accurate description of wind-induced shear stresses, the main driving force of the lake dynamics. Numerical experiments with a mesoscale meteoro logical model show the significant role of a coastal diurnal slope-lake bre eze system, intensified during the dry season while south-easterly trade wi nds supply the main amount of energy to the middle of the lake.