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A MULTICOMPONENT MODEL OF PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS IN RESERVOIRS1
Authors:Thomas T Griffin  Raymond A Ferrara
Institution:1. Environmental Analyst, Najarian and Associates, One Industrial Way West, Eatontown, New Jersey 07724;2. Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042.
Abstract:The models available for simulating phosphorus dynamics and trophic state in impoundments vary widely. The simpler empirically derived phosphorus models tend to be appropriate for long-term, steady or near steady state analyses. The more complex ecosystem models, because of computational expense and the importance of input parameter uncertainty, are impractical for very long-term simulation and most applicable for time-variable water quality simulations generally of short to intermediate time frames. An improved model for time variable, long-term simulation of trophic state in reservoirs with fluctuating inflow and outflow rates and volume is needed. Such a model is developed in this paper representing the phosphorus cycle in two-layer (i.e., epilimnion and hypolimnion) reservoirs. The model is designed to simulate seasonally varying reservoir water quality and eutrophication potential by using the phosphorus state variable as the water quality indicator. Long-term simulations with fluctuating volumes and variable influent and effluent flow rates are feasible and practical. The model utility is demonstrated through application to a pumped storage reservoir characteristic of these conditions.
Keywords:phosphorus  eutrophication  reservoirs  impoundments  water quality modeling  
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