GEM: A generic ecological model for estuaries and coastal waters

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 618, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-198

  Blauw, Anouk N ^a   Los, Hans F J ^a   Bokhorst, Marinus ^b   Erftemeijer, Paul L A ^a  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b RWS Centre for Water Management   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GEM; Generic ecological model; Nutrients; Phytoplankton modelling; Validation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGY; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; ESTUARIES; GEMS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CASE STUDIES; COASTAL WATERS; CURVILINEAR GRIDS; DIFFERENT PROCESSES; DYNAMIC PROCESSES; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GEM MODELS; GENERIC ECOLOGICAL MODEL; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; KEY PARAMETERS; MODEL RESULTS; MODELLING TOOLS; ORGANIC MATTERS; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIONS; QUALITY PROCESSES; SPATIAL DIMENSIONS; TEMPORAL DIMENSIONS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TRANSPORT MODELS; VALIDATION; WATER SYSTEMS;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

COASTAL WATER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD WEB; MODEL VALIDATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 57649224782     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9575-x     Document Type: Article

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