title: An integrated environmental decision support system for water pollution control based on TMDL--A case study in the Beiyun River watershed.
abstract: This paper details the development and application of an integrated environmental decision support system (EDSS) for water pollution control based on total maximum daily load (TMDL). The system includes an infrastructure, simulation, and application platforms. Using the water pollution control of Beiyun River in China as a case study, the key development processes and technologies of the EDSS are discussed including relations and links between various environmental simulation models, and model integration, visualization and real-time simulation methods. A loose coupling method is used to connect the environmental models, and an XML file is used to complete data exchange between different models. Project configuration and scheme configuration are used for simulation data organization. The integration approach is easy to implement and enables different development languages and reuse of existing models. The EDSS has been applied to water environment management of Beiyun River, and can be applied to other geographic regions.
authors: Renewable Energy School, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China. Electronic address: zhangsh928@126.com.
authors: Shanghong
authors: S
authors: Zhang
authors: Renewable Energy School, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors: Yueqiang
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Renewable Energy School, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors: Tianxiang
authors: T
authors: Zhang
authors: Renewable Energy School, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Peng
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Beiyun River; Decision support system; Regulation and control; System integration; Water environment