TY - GEN
T1 - Ecological characterization and simulation of a coastal industrial area in the United Arab Emirates
AU - Elshorbagy, W.
AU - Azzam, M.
AU - Mustafa, S.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper presents an overview of the water quality and biological data collected from a coastal industrial site in the United Arab Emirates. Evaluation of the data shows that the area is characterized by high nutrients and low productivity and chlorophyll carbon. Evaluation indicates that further identification of the small-sized phytoplankton is needed. The data is then incorporated in a 3-D ecological numerical model to simulate the lower trophic level prevailing in the area. Hydrodynamic conditions are needed for the model as they were developed in an earlier study. The simulation is done for both the summer and winter seasons utilizing four data sets for parameter stabilization and calibration. Phytoplankton and zooplankton are both simulated with time and space in response to variable effluent fluxes of nutrients and organic matters. Other simulated parameters include nutrients, DOC, POC, COD, and DO. The model proves to be a good tool for evaluating the ecological conditions of coastal areas under different effluent loads.
AB - This paper presents an overview of the water quality and biological data collected from a coastal industrial site in the United Arab Emirates. Evaluation of the data shows that the area is characterized by high nutrients and low productivity and chlorophyll carbon. Evaluation indicates that further identification of the small-sized phytoplankton is needed. The data is then incorporated in a 3-D ecological numerical model to simulate the lower trophic level prevailing in the area. Hydrodynamic conditions are needed for the model as they were developed in an earlier study. The simulation is done for both the summer and winter seasons utilizing four data sets for parameter stabilization and calibration. Phytoplankton and zooplankton are both simulated with time and space in response to variable effluent fluxes of nutrients and organic matters. Other simulated parameters include nutrients, DOC, POC, COD, and DO. The model proves to be a good tool for evaluating the ecological conditions of coastal areas under different effluent loads.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:73649140479
SN - 9781845640095
T3 - WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
SP - 147
EP - 155
BT - Coastal Engineering VII - Modelling, Measurements, Engineering and Management of Seas and Coastal Regions
PB - WITPress
T2 - 7th International Conference on Modelling, Measurements, Engineering and Management of Seas and Coastal Regions, Coastal Engineering 2005
Y2 - 13 April 2005 through 15 April 2005
ER -