Real-time forecasting of Hong Kong beach water quality by 3D deterministic model

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1631-1647

  Chan, S N ^a   Thoe, W ^a   Lee, J H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Daily forecast; Hydrodynamic model; Marine beach water quality; Submarine sewage outfall

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FORECASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; OUTFALLS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SEWAGE; SUBMARINES; WATER QUALITY;

3D DETERMINISTIC MODEL; BEACH WATER QUALITIES; DAILY FORECAST; E. COLI; HONG-KONG; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING; MARINE BEACH WATER QUALITY; MARINE BEACHES; SEWAGE OUTFALL; SUBMARINE SEWAGE OUTFALL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; DISINFECTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EFFLUENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MIXING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL TIME; SEWAGE OUTFALL; SWIMMING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORECASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NONHUMAN; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

CHINA; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES; TSUEN WAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84873523161     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.026     Document Type: Article

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