Assessing skill of estuarine and coastal eutrophication models for water quality managers

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 195-211

  Fitzpatrick, James J ^a  

^a HydroQual Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Eutrophication; Mathematical models; Nutrients; Skill assessment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; EUTROPHICATION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; MANAGERS; NUTRIENTS; OXYGEN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

ASSESSING MODELS; COASTAL EUTROPHICATIONS; DEGREE OF CONFIDENCES; MECHANISTIC MODELS; MODEL SKILLS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENTS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIONS; QUALITY MANAGERS; SKILL ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MEASURES; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS; WATER QUALITY STANDARDS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; EUTROPHICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 59049107964     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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