title: A modeling study of water quality in main channel and estuarine wetland.
abstract: A simple computation framework is applied to include estuarine wetland and their interaction with main channels in estuarine modeling. The concept and the model implementation of the scheme are explained using a vertical two-dimensional model of estuarine hydrodynamics and water quality. The model was applied to the Tanshui River estuary and Kuan-Du wetland. The model is calibrated and verified by the available measured data. Simulations are also conducted for various upstream freshwater discharges to predict water quality in the main channel and estuarine wetland. The results show that the inclusion of estuarine wetland in a water-quality model not only provides a framework for computing water-quality conditions but also accounts for the interaction between wetland and main channel. The model provides a useful tool for environmental planning, protection and proposed wetland restoration works.
authors.affiliation: Hydrotech Research Institute, National Taiwan University, No. 158 Chou-Shan Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan. wcliu@hy.ntu.edu.tw
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005544:Forecasting; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014872:Water Movements; D014873:Water Pollutants
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants