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SELECTING A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SUBSTANCE LOADINGS 1
Author(s) -
Whitfield Paul H.
Publication year - 1982
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.1752-1688.1982.tb03962.x
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , environmental science , set (abstract data type) , mass transport , chemistry , hydrology (agriculture) , computer science , geology , engineering , biochemical engineering , geotechnical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , programming language
Four simple methods for estimating mass transport are evaluated in terms of the assumptions made about the properties of the data set being analyzed. The basic difference between the four methods considered are their assumptions regarding the manner in which concentration is distributed and the relationship between concentration and discharge. The most precise estimates of mass transport into and out of Schwatka Lake, Yukon Territory, were obtained from the model which assumes that concentration is log normally distributed and independent of discharge.