Author(s): Danieli Mara Ferreira, Cristovão Vicente Scapulatempo Fernandes, Eloy Kaviski
Linked Author(s): Danieli Ferreira
Keywords: Assessment of water quality, water quantity modeling, water resources planning and management
Abstract: Water quality simulations have been applied for management purposes in several countries. Despite the fact that numerous models with reliable numerical solutions are available today, several important questions remain challenging, such as sampling frequency (which affects the quality of modeling results), flow representation (water pathway, volume and velocity have direct impact in pollutants transport), and calibration parameters (responsible for uncertainties in results). In this context, this paper reviews and discusses distinct approaches to evaluate the aspects involved in water quality simulations, and the impacts for water resources management. The discussions presented in this research emphasizes the future perspectives that water modeling should contemplate, such as: (i) identification of appropriate reaction coefficients, (ii) reliable data to simulate water quantity and quality, and (iii) development of new strategies for interpreting results evaluation as water quality frequency curves
Year: 2017