High-Frequency Diel Dissolved Oxygen Stream Data Modeled for Variable Temperature and Scale
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 12
Abstract
Diel dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations and temperature were sensed at high-frequency and modeled in an eastern Iowan stream, Clear Creek, in an agricultural setting. The magnitude of the diel changes in DO and temperature were largest at the upstream (headwater) station. Inclusion of temperature change factors increased the accuracy of modeling results and yielded estimates of the reaeration rate constant, primary production rate, and respiration rate. The DO modeling of the high-frequency measurements (15-min intervals) revealed a temperature-driven nonlinear reaeration process that led to increases in nighttime DO concentrations. The DO modeling results from three sensing stations in the watershed revealed decreasing trends in primary productivity, respiration, and the reaeration rate constant with increasing drainage area. Light extinction from suspended solids was the main factor limiting net primary production. As a result, the ratio also decreased with increasing drainage area. High-frequency sensor data and DO modeling revealed the effects of temperature and watershed scale on the primary factors that dictate diel DO dynamics in a stream setting.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the NSF CLEANER and WATERS Network Project Office and a research grant from the Iowa Water Center. The writers are grateful to Athanasios N. Papanicolaou, Ozan Abaci, and Christopher G. Wilson for arrangements and access to the SAC sensing station, to Greg S. Parker for access to the Oxford and Coralville sensing stations, to Christopher A. Gorski, Robert M. Handler, Drew E. Latta, and Chris Mutel for assistance with field and laboratory work, and to the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions.UNSPECIFIED
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 12 • December 2009
Pages: 1250 - 1256
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Received: Sep 23, 2008
Accepted: May 6, 2009
Published online: May 11, 2009
Published in print: Dec 2009
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