A Conceptual Nitrate Transport Model and Its Application at Different Scales |
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Authors: | Shuming Liu Peter Tucker Martin Mansell |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China;(2) School of Engineering, University of The West of Scotland, PA1 2BE Paisley, Scotland, UK |
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Abstract: | Groundwater and surface water pollution from nonpoint sources are problems of increasing concern. Nitrate transport is a crucial
part in the whole process of nitrate loss. Previous methods for simulating the nitrate transport process usually involved
solving complex advection–dispersion equations and required large amount of parameters and input data, which makes a model
application expensive or invalid in terms of computation and data availability. The aim of this research is to develop a simple
conceptual method to simulate the nitrate transport. In this paper, a simple conceptual method utilizing the distribution
of nitrate loss against cumulative drainage to simulate the nitrate transport process is introduced. The concept and construction
of this method are presented, and its applicability at different spatial scales is demonstrated. Results of model application
at laboratory, pilot, and catchment scales show that this method has a good capability to simulate the transport of nitrate.
Impact of spatial scales on parameters’ values is also discussed. Compared to conventional methods, this method requires fewer
parameters, less computing time, and less input data. |
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