Simulation models for conservative and nonconservative solute transport in streams
Effects of scale on interpretation and management of sediment and water quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995
By: R.L. Runkel
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Abstract
Solute transport in streams is governed by a suite of hydrologic and chemical processes. Interactions between hydrologic processes and chemical reactions may be quantified through a combination of field-scale experimentation and simulation modeling. Two mathematical models that simulate conservative and nonconservative solute transport in streams are presented. A model for conservative solutes that considers One Dimensional Transport with Inflow and Storage (OTIS) may be used in conjunction with tracer-dilution methods to quantify hydrologic transport processes (advection, dispersion, lateral inflow and transient storage). For nonconservative solutes, a model known as OTEQ may be used to quantify chemical processes within the context of hydrologic transport. OTEQ combines the transport mechanisms in OTIS with a chemical equilibrium sub-model that considers complexation, precipitation/dissolution and sorption. OTEQ has been used to quantify processes affecting trace metals in two streams in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA.
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Runkel, R., 1995, Simulation models for conservative and nonconservative solute transport in streams: Effects of scale on interpretation and management of sediment and water quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995, v. 226, p. 153-159.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Simulation models for conservative and nonconservative solute transport in streams |
| Series title | Effects of scale on interpretation and management of sediment and water quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995 |
| Volume | 226 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Effects of scale on interpretation and management of sediment and water quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995 |
| First page | 153 |
| Last page | 159 |