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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor | Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program (U.S.) | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Cerco, C. F. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Noel, Mark R. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-28T14:35:05Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-28T14:35:05Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/7063 | - |
| dc.description | Technical Report | - |
| dc.description | Abstract: The authors investigate the hypothesis that phytoplankton blooms can be modeled by treating phytoplankton as discrete particles. A particle-tracking model is inserted into the CE-QUAL-ICM eutrophication model. Phytoplankton are quantified as carbonaceous biomass attached to the particles. Kinetics are adapted from CE-QUAL-ICM. The new model is operated along with existing hydrodynamic and watershed models of the Potomac River estuary. Initial application is to the winter-spring 1994 period. The new model is compared to observations and to a conventional model of the spring diatom bloom. The particle-based model successfully computes a subsurface chlorophyll maximum. The model characteristically displays heterogeneous spatial distribution of chlorophyll with high-amplitude oscillations at the semi-diurnal period. The characteristics and applicability of the particle approach are now established. The model requires optimization of parameter values to improve representation of the observed bloom in the Potomac. | - |
| dc.publisher | Environmental Laboratory (U.S.) | - |
| dc.publisher | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | - |
| dc.relation | http://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1028162 | - |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | ERDC/EL; TR-13-13. | - |
| dc.rights | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | - |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat | - |
| dc.subject | Algal blooms | - |
| dc.subject | CE-QUAL-ICM model | - |
| dc.subject | Particle tracking | - |
| dc.subject | Phytoplankton | - |
| dc.subject | Potomac River | - |
| dc.subject | Water quality | - |
| dc.subject | Civil Works Basic Research Program | - |
| dc.title | Phytoplankton as particles – a new approach to modeling algal blooms | - |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report | |
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