Comparison of field measurements to predicted reaeration coefficients, k2, in the application of a water quality model, QUAL2E, to a tropical river

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 47-54

  Mohamed, M ^a   Stednick, J D ^a   Smith, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

QUAL2E; Reaeration coefficient; Tropical rivers; Wasteload allocations; Water quality model

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER QUALITY;

WASTE ALLOCATIONS;

WATERSHEDS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; RIVER; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

RIVER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AERATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; HYDROLOGY; MALAYSIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREDICTION; RIVER; SIMULATION; STANDARD; TROPIC CLIMATE; TROPICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

MALAYSIA; SELANGOR RIVER;

EID: 0036431542     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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