A study of heat transfer processes above a cooling pond

Rapid‐response instrumentation mounted on a fixed tower located centrally in a strongly heated cooling pond at a nuclear power facility has enabled evaluation of the turbulent fluxes of momentum, moisture, and sensible heat. The results agree well with evaluations based on stability‐corrected bulk aerodynamic formulations, provided all atmospheric measurements are made close to the water surface and in a location with adequate upwind fetch. The bulk formulae are those that have been verified recently over more extensive water surfaces, with a minor modification based on the finding that the surface of the cooling pond appears to be significantly smoother than that of open ocean.