TY - GEN
T1 - Computational improvement to the spatial resolution of an aquatic systems model
AU - Maciel, F. P.
AU - Quijano, J. C.
AU - Garcia, M. H.
AU - Vitale, A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Numerical models have become an interesting option to analyze the water quality of streams. A major challenge is to capture non-linear interactions between biogeochemical processes, toxicants, and ecological dynamics. Realistic simulations of the hydrodynamics and sediment transport are needed in order to answer critical questions such as the impact of anthropic modifications and climate change. In this study we enhanced the capabilities of AQUATOX, a water quality and ecosystem simulation model released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. AQUATOX source code was updated in order to allow coupling with an external hydrodynamic model that handles unsteady flow. To do this, the spatial resolution in AQUATOX has been enhanced from 51 to more than 2000segments. This enhancement is an important contribution as it represents one of the first attempts to couple food web, biogeochemical processes, the fate and transport of toxicants under realistic hydrodynamic conditions.
AB - Numerical models have become an interesting option to analyze the water quality of streams. A major challenge is to capture non-linear interactions between biogeochemical processes, toxicants, and ecological dynamics. Realistic simulations of the hydrodynamics and sediment transport are needed in order to answer critical questions such as the impact of anthropic modifications and climate change. In this study we enhanced the capabilities of AQUATOX, a water quality and ecosystem simulation model released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. AQUATOX source code was updated in order to allow coupling with an external hydrodynamic model that handles unsteady flow. To do this, the spatial resolution in AQUATOX has been enhanced from 51 to more than 2000segments. This enhancement is an important contribution as it represents one of the first attempts to couple food web, biogeochemical processes, the fate and transport of toxicants under realistic hydrodynamic conditions.
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U2 - 10.1201/9781315644479-313
DO - 10.1201/9781315644479-313
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85015294864
SN - 9781138029132
T3 - River Flow - Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016
SP - 2006
EP - 2012
BT - River Flow - Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016
A2 - Constantinescu, George
A2 - Garcia, Marcelo
A2 - Hanes, Dan
PB - CRC Press/Balkema
T2 - International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, RIVER FLOW 2016
Y2 - 11 July 2016 through 14 July 2016
ER -