Track: Water Resources
The Development of Fourth-Generation Water Resources/GIS Applications
Ioannis K. TsanisSteven J. Boyle
Three-dimensional hydrodynamic pollutant transport simulation models are no longer an academic exercise but a practical one as a result of the increased accessibility to computer power and improvements in data management offered by GIS technology. This paper describes the ongoing development of a GIS-Based three-dimensional nested hydrodynamic/pollutant transport simulation model. This model predicts the water circulation and conservative and first order decay pollutant transport form multiple sources, such as sewers, sewage treatment plants, and rivers, under different environmental conditions. Other developments, including GIS links to the EPA Water Analysis Simulation Program, a sediment transport model, oil spill prediction, and wave-prediction analysis extensions, are described.
Ioannis K. Tsanis
McMaster University
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