Water Quality Modelling for Rivers and Streams - Couverture souple

Benedini, Marcello; Tsakiris, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9401783799 ISBN 13 : 9789401783798

Editeur : Springer, 2015

Synopsis

The main objective of the Water Framework Directive in the European countries is to achieve a “good status” of all the water bodies, in the integrated management of river basins. In order to assess the impact of improvement measures, water quality models are necessary. During the previous decades the progress in computer technology and computational methods has supported the development of advanced mathematical models for pollutant transport in rivers and streams. This book is intended to provide the fundamental knowledge needed for a deeper understanding of these models and the development of new ones, which will fulfil future quality requirements in water resources management. This book focuses on the fundamentals of computational techniques required in water quality modelling.

Advection, dispersion and concentrated sources or sinks of contaminants lead to the formulation of the fundamental differential equation of pollutant transport. Its integration, according to appropriate initial and boundary conditions and with the knowledge of the velocity field, allows for pollutant behaviour to be assessed in the entire water body. An analytical integration is convenient only in one-dimensional approach with considerable simplification. Integration in the numerical field is useful for taking into account particular aspects of water body and pollutants.

To ensure their reliability, the models require accurate calibration and validation, based on proper data, taken from direct measurements. In addition, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis are also of utmost importance.

All the above items are discussed indetail in the 21 chapters of the book, which is written in a didactic form for professionals and students.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This textbook explains all the fundamentals and the methods involved in advanced simulation models of pollutant transport in rivers and streams. With a wealth of illustrations and examples, it is a vital primer on generating this increasingly important data.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9401783799
• ISBN 13: 9789401783798
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
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