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TRANSIENT WATER QUALITY MODELING IN STREAMS 1
Author(s) -
Willis Robert,
Anderson Donald R.,
Dracup John A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1976.tb02646.x
Subject(s) - water quality , streams , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , transient (computer programming) , nutrient , nitrogen , computer science , geology , ecology , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , computer network , biology , operating system , organic chemistry
. A general planning model for simulation of water quality in streams and canals is formulated and verified. The model simulates the temporal and spatial variations in conservative and nonconservative constituents. The nitrogen cycle and its interaction with other nutrients and the dissolved oxygen resources of the stream are included. A fully implicit finite difference approximation is used to solve the mass transport equations describing variations in constituent concentrations throughout the stream systems. The model is applied to the Truckee River in northern California. Results indicate the applicability of the model for assessing the impact of alternative water quality management strategies on the stream system.