Chapter 4
Integrated Modeling Systems and Linked Models
Publication: Total Maximum Daily Load Development and Implementation: Models, Methods, and Resources
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of integrated modeling systems and linked models used in total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies. A widely used integrated modeling system called the Better Assessment Science Integrating point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS) is presented with descriptions of its origin and history, tools and models included, and a listing of example TMDLs in which each of the included models was applied. The chapter summarizes two widely used integrated modeling systems: USEPA's BASINS and the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Watershed Modeling System with listings or brief descriptions of some of the applications. BASINS modeling system has four data categories: base cartographic, environmental background, environmental monitoring, and point source data. There are many examples where multiple models are dynamically linked for applications in TMDL and water quality studies. The chapter presents an application of linked models, which provides an exchange of information between the models through common linkages.
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Reviews, edits, and comments provided by Deva K. Borah in this chapter are greatly appreciated.
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Editors: Harry X. Zhang, Ph.D., Nigel W.T. Quinn, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3333-4763, Deva K. Borah, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2107-9390, and G. Padmanabhan, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3209-1379
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