Other Scholarly Content
 

Computer simulation of eutrophication

Public Deposited

Downloadable Content

Download PDF
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/r207tt459

Descriptions

Attribute NameValues
Creator
Abstract
  • The proposal for the research project reported herein was princi­pally prepared during 1968 and the starting date for this study was established as September 1, 1969. In the approximately four years from the preparation of this proposal to the completion of this final report, the state of the art for the subject, computer simulation of eutrophi­cation, has undergone a dramatic development. The development of this area has in general, followed the expansion of the Riley mass balance equations and the Michaelis-Menten equation as described in the original proposal. This development, however, has been more rapid than implied by the proposal and the contributions to this development have come from a variety of sources. The works of Thomann, O'Connor and Ditoro (1970) and Chen (1970) are among the best examples of the models developed during this time period. Similar models are being em­ployed in a wide range of environmental studies and environmental manage­ment approaches. An extensive modeling effort is also being pursued for the study of terrestrial ecosystems. Few subject areas in the en­vironmental sciences can match the rapid development and expansion of ecosystem modeling that has occurred in the past few years. The original proposal was written as a relatively self-contained project. The broad expansion of ecosystem modeling, which rapidly pro­gressed in a manner quite similar to that outlined in the original pro­posal, made it necessary to view the project goals and approaches from a perspective which recognized the many developments occurring in this area. The research was thus one of active participation in a rapidly ex­panding field with a strong emphasis given to avoiding unnecessary dupli­cation and providing the maximum contribution for the resources avail­able. A number of workshops and informal exchanges provided for meaning­ful information exchange among investigators in this field prior to the appearance of formal publications in the literature. The workshop en­titled "Modeling the Eutrophication Process" held in November, 1969 under the sponsorship of the University of Florida and the U.S. Department of the Interior (FWQA) was attended by approximately forty persons, including the author, and provided particularly important information exchange. The author participated in a number of such workshops. As a result of these informal information exchanges, a number of meaning­ful subject areas were pursued throughout the course of this study so as to contribute to this rapidly expanding field without wasteful dup­lication or poor utilization of recent (though often unpublished) in­formation. The body of this report will provide, under five principal headings, and overall record of the accomplishments, conclusions and recommen­dations of this study. Reference will be made to the publications de­veloped under this study which are listed in a separate section of this report.
Resource Type
Date Available
Date Issued
Academic Affiliation
Subject
Rights Statement
Funding Statement (additional comments about funding)
  • U.S. Office of Water Resources Research
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
Publisher
Language
File Format
Digitization Specifications
  • File scanned at 300 ppi (Monochrome) using Capture Perfect 3.0.82 on a Canon DR-9080C in PDF format. CVista PdfCompressor 4.0 was used for pdf compression and textual OCR.
Replaces

Relationships

Parents:

This work has no parents.

In Collection:

Items

Thumbnail Title Date Uploaded Visibility Actions
file details ComputerSimulationOfEutrophication.pdf 2017-10-06 Public Download