Chapter 7
Model Data, Geographical Information Systems, and Remote Sensing
Publication: Total Maximum Daily Load Development and Implementation: Models, Methods, and Resources
Abstract
There are three major types of data that are required to build a total maximum daily load (TMDL) model: data on model parameter values, the system, and the TMDL. An important aspect of parameterizing models is the physical realism of the parameters themselves. To accurately simulate the transport and fate of water quality variables, adequate information is required for point sources and nonpoint sources of environmental pollutants. The TMDL limits should be set to meet or exceed the water quality standards in the region so that the designated use of a waterbody may be met. Geographic information systems and remote sensing have become indispensable tools for developing regional simulation models that form the backbone of many TMDL analyses. The remote sensing interpreted data resources are increasingly being used for basin-scale simulation modeling studies and TMDL development.
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Total Maximum Daily Load Development and Implementation: Models, Methods, and Resources
Pages: 193 - 214
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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Published online: Feb 24, 2022
Published in print: Mar 1, 2022
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- Clean Water Act
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Geographic information systems
- Geomatics
- Information systems
- Mathematics
- Measurement (by type)
- Models (by type)
- Parameters (statistics)
- Physical models
- Sensors and sensing
- Simulation models
- Statistics
- Surveying methods
- Systems engineering
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water quality
- Water treatment
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