Modelling aquatic vegetation and dissolved oxygen after a flood event in the bow river, alberta, canada

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 492-503

  Robinson, K L ^a   Valeo, C ^a   Ryan, M C ^a   Chu, A ^a   Iwanyshyn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Macrophytes; Periophyton; River water quality modelling; WASP.

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; AQUATIC VEGETATIONS; CALGARY; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATIONS; COMPUTER MODELS; DO CONCENTRATIONS; DRY WEIGHTS; FLOOD EVENTS; MACROPHYTE; MACROPHYTES; PERIOPHYTON; PERIPHYTON; PRIMARY FACTORS; RIVER DYNAMICS; RIVER WATER QUALITY MODELLING; SUB MODELS; WASP.; WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; NONMETALS; PORPHYRINS; RIVERS; SURVEYS; VEGETATION; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

AQUATIC PLANT; CALIBRATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOODING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MACROPHYTE; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; PERIPHYTON; POPULATION DENSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ALBERTA; BOW RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 65449168751     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L08-126     Document Type: Article

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