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Eutrophication Model 1 - Including Sediment and Benthic
Vegetation – ECO Lab Template
SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION
Introduction
ECOLab is a numerical lab for Ecological Modelling. It is a
generic and open tool for customizing aquatic ecosystem
models to describe water quality and eutrophication amongst
others. DHI’s expertise and knowhow concerning ecological
modelling has been collected in predefined ecosystem
descriptions (ECOLab templates) to be loaded and used in
ECOLab. So the ECOLab templates describe physical, chemical
and biological processes related to environmental problems and
water pollution. The following is a description of the DHI
Eutrophication Model 1 including a extended description of
sediment and benthic vegetation.
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The model results describe the concentrations of phytoplankton,
chlorophyll-a, zooplankton, organic matter (detritus), organic and
inorganic nutrients, oxygen and the area-based biomass of benthic
vegetation over time. In addition, a number of derived variables
are stored: primary production, total nitrogen and phosphorus
concentrations, sediment oxygen demand and secchi disc depth.
Applications
Mathematical Formulations
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sediment includes additional 9 state variables. The first 11 state
variables are found in the pelagic system and are socalled
advective state variables. The additional state variables belong to
the benthic system. The benthic vegetation is attached to the sea
bed, stones or the like. It is, therefore, not subject to transport by
water movements or to dispersion. The sediment state variables
are not subject to transport either.
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The processes and transfer of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in
the Eutrophication model system is illustrated in Figure 1. Also
included in the model is an oxygen balance.
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Phytoplankton Carbon (PC)
dPC
= production - grazing - sedimentation - death
dt
* where n-1 denotes the input from the above layer (n>1).
NOTE: Only relevant for MIKE3
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Production (PRPC)
where
Light function:
⎧ I / IK I < IK
F (I ) = ⎨
⎩1 I ≥ IK
where
Temperature function:
(T - 20)
F 1 (T) = θ g
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where
PN/PC - PN min
F(N) =
PN max - PP min
where
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KC = half saturation constant for phosphorus in
phytoplankton (gP/gC)
where
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where
dPN
= uptake - grazing - sedimentation - death
dt
= UNPN - GRPN - SEPN + SEPN n −1 - DEPN
* where n-1 denotes the input from the above layer (n>1).
NOTE: Only relevant for MIKE3
Uptake (UNPN):
Grazing (GRPN):
GRPN = GRPC • (PN/PC)
Sedimentation (SEPN):
SEPN = SEPC • (PN/PC)
Death (DEPN):
DEPN = DEPC • (PN/PC)
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Phytoplankton Phosphorus (PP)
dPP
= uptake − grazing − sedimentation - death
dt
= UPPP − GRPP − SEPP + SEPP n −1 − DEPP
* where n-1 denotes the input from the above layer (n>1).
NOTE: Only relevant for MIKE3
Uptake (UPPP):
Grazing (GRPP):
GRPP = GRPC • (PP/PC)
Sedimentation (SEPP):
SEPP = SEPC • (PP/PC)
Death:
DEPP = DEPC • (PP/PC)
Chlorophyll-a (CH)
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dCH
= production - death - sedimentation
dt
= PRCH - DECH - SECH + SECH n −1
* where n-1 denotes the input from the above layer (n>1).
NOTE: Only relevant for MIKE3
Production (PRCH)
where
Sedimentation (SECH)
SECH = SEPC • (CH/PC)
Death (DECH)
DECH = (DEPC + GRPC) • (CH/PC)
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Zooplankton (ZC)
= PRZC - DEZC
Grazing (GRPC)
where
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Temperature function:
(T - 20)
F 2 (T) = θ z
where
where
where
Production (PRZC)
where
Respiration (REZC)
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REZC = K R • GRPC
where
KR = proportionality constant
Death (DEZC)
DEZC = K d 1 • ZC + K d 2 • ZC 2
where
Detritus
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There are three state variables: detritus carbon, nitrogen and
phosphorus.
dDC
= generation - sedimenta tion - mineraliza tion
dt
= (1 - VM) • DEPC + EKZC + SLBC/h
n −1
- SEDC + SEDC - REDC + DEZC
* where n-1 denotes the input from the above layer (n>1).
NOTE: Only relevant for MIKE3
Generation
Here
Sedimentation (SEDC)
where
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μd = sedimentation parameter for detritus at low water
depth (d-1)
Mineralization (REDC)
where
F3(T) = ΘD(T-20)
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The main balance for detritus nitrogen reads:
dDN
= generation - sedimentation - mineralization
dt
* where n-1 denotes the input from the above layer (n>1).
NOTE: Only relevant for MIKE3
Generation
where
where
Sedimentation
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Mineralization
dDP
= generation - sedimentation - mineralization
dt
* where n-1 denotes the input from the above layer (n>1).
NOTE: Only relevant for MIKE3
The rates for phosphorus are similar to the detritus carbon rates.
Generation
where
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tion (gP/gC)
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As DO < MDO
RESN = N REL /h
where
Uptake
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This scheme states that under limiting conditions the uptake is
determined either by the extracellular concentration (IN) or by the
release of nutrients by biological and chemical decomposition
processes and external supply. The highest value of these two is
chosen. This shall of course not exceed the uptake as determined
by the production and maximum nitrogen content. The latter is
also true for the non-limiting condition where a choice of the
minimum of the following values is made:
⎡ IN
⎢V kn ⋅ IN + KPN ⋅ PC
⎢
UNPN = min - ⎢
⎢
⎢
⎣⎢ PRPC ⋅ PN max
The model for the benthic vegetation does not include a nutrient
limited growth as a function of intracellular concentration but a
slightly more simple approach in which the extracellular nutrient
concentration may be growth limiting. The nutrient uptake is then
proportional to the net production.
UNBN = PNB • (PRBC/h)
where
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The growth limitation function is described together with the
production of benthic vegetation below.
Release from the sediment, which is only relevant for the bottom
layer, is expressed as:
where
where
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Uptake
⎡ IP
⎢V kp • IP + KPP • PC
⎢
UPPP = min - ⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢⎣ PRPC • PP max
⎡ ⎡ IP
⎢ ⎢ V kp • • PC
⎢ IP + KPP
⎢
⎢max - ⎢
⎢ ⎢ Mineralization + external supply
⎢ ⎢
⎢ ⎣
UPPP = min - ⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎣ PRPC • PP max
where
where
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PRBC = production of benthic vegetation explained later
Oxygen (DO)
Vm • Vo • DEPC + REAR
Production
ODBC = Vo • (PRBC/h)
where
Consumption
ODZC = Vo • REZC
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Vo • Vm • DEPC
where
F5(T) = ΘM(T-20)
F2(DO) = DO/(DO+MDO)
Reaeration
where
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Benthic Vegetation (BC)
Production (PRBC)
PRBC = μ B • F 6 (T) • F 3 (I) • F 4 (N, P) • RD • BC
where
F6(T) = ΘB(T-20)
⎧ I / I KB , I B < I KB
F2(I) = ⎨ B
1⎩ , I B ≥ I KB
2
F4(N,P) =
⎛ 1 1 ⎞
⎜⎜ + ⎟⎟
⎝ F2 ( N ) F2 ( P ) ⎠
IN
F2(N) =
IN + KBN
IP
F2(P) =
IP + KBP
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KBP = half saturation constant for the phosphorus limitation
function (g/m3)
where
F7(T) = ΘS(T-20)
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Extended description of macroalgae and rooted vegetation
Macroalgae
The extended description of macroalgae includes three state
variables: macroalgae carbon (BC), -nitrogen (BN) and –
phosphorus (BP). The macroalgae submodel consists of 3
differential equations, one for each state variable. Each equation
contains the rates describing algae production and death.
Rooted vegetation
Both young and old shoots, young and large shoots are seen in an
eelgrass population at all times of the year. Nevertheless, small
shoots are dominating in winter/spring and large shoots are
dominating in summer/autumn. Assuming the seasonally varying
mean biomass of a shoot to be representative for the size of the
shoots in the population is therefore reasonable.
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the model. It is assumed that eelgrass can get sufficient nutrients
from either the water or the sediment
Where:
Megr: Growth rate
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Loss of rooted vegetation biomass per shoot is describerd by the
expression DEEC:
Where:
Medr: Death rate
ft2: Arrhenius temperature expression: ft 2 = teta 2 temp − 20
teta: Temperature coefficient for rooted vegetation shoot
death
fh2: Factor for depth dependent death. The factor can be
used to describe death as a result of wave impact at
shallow water:
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The production of new shoots is described with the expression
DNDT:
DNDT = mngr ⋅ myie ⋅ ft1 ⋅ RD
Where:
Mngr: Growth rate for shoot density
Where:
Kloss: Loss rate for shoot density
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Extended Sediment Description
The Standard Eutrophication model has a simple description of
sediment release of nitrogen and phosphorus which returns a
fraction of the settled P to the sediment back into the water
column. This approach has shown sufficient when describing
systems with moderate nutrient loading or with low retention time.
However in systems with high loading and/or high retention time
the description has shown to be insufficient.
The sediment module is an add on module to the standard EU
module and therefore use the state variables and some of the
processes as input. The sediment module is constructed in a way
so it is possible to use in connection with other add on module like
the eelgrass module.
The state variables and the processes in the sediment model are
listed below and presented in figure 3 and 4 for nitrogen and
phosphorus respectively.
The nitrogen cycle consists of three state variables and one sink:
Organic N in the sediment (SON), total NH4 (SNH), NO3 (SNO3)
and immobile nitrogen (SNIM).
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rest will enter the pool of organic P in the sediment. The processes
FSPB and RSOP describe these fluxes of P, see fig. 4.
A fraction of the P entering the sediment surface will be buried in
deeper sediment layers chemical bound to apatite (CaCO3) or to
refractory organic matter, Jensen,1995 and Sundby 1992. This is
described in the model by letting a fraction of the organic P go
into the pool of immobilised P (SIMP).
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Figure 3 Nitrogen cycle in sediment module
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Figure 4 P cycle in sediment module
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Nitrogen Processes
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Mineralization of newly settled organic N:
if
(SEPC + SEDC + SEEC ) * MADE * KNIM ≤ RSON
then
RSNIM = (SEPC + SEDC + SEEC ) * MADE * KNIM
else
RSNIM = RSON
g N/m2/d
Where:
KRESN0: Fraction mineralised at 20 C,
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Total NH4 in the sediment (SNH):
The total NH4 in the sediment is defined as the NH4, which may
be extracted with a KCl solution. A part, and sometime a major
part, of this NH4 is loosely sorbed to particles in the sediment. In
the model it is assumed that fraction is available for nitrification
and flux across the sediment surface.
Tree processes are connected to this state variable, mineralization
of SON, nitrification, and flux of NH4 across the sediment water
surface. For mineralization of SON see under SON.
SNH DO 2
RSNIT = KNIT * KDO 2 * * * TETN (TEMP − 20 )
SNH + KSNH 0 DO + MDO
2
2
g N/m /d
SNH + SNO3 − IN
FNHNO3 = DIFN * g N/m2/d
KDOX
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Flux of SNH between sediment and water
SNH
FNH = FNHNO3 * g N/m2/d
SNH + SNO3
Where:
Where:
Below the layer with oxygen NO3 will take over as an electron
acceptor keeping Fe and Mn on an oxidised form. The NO3
respiration or denitrification, is mediated by bacteria in the
sediment.
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NO3 penetration into the sediment is then:
d 2C
0 = DIFN * + DNM 3
dx 2
By integration:
dC DNM 3
= *x+a
dx DIFN
dC
=0
The constant a can be defined using dx for x = Kd
DNM 3
a=− * Kd
DIFN
DNM 3 DNM 3
C= * x2 − * Kd * x + b
2 * DIFN DIFN
DNM 3
b= * Kd 2
2 * DIFN
SNO3 * 2 * DIFN
KDOX = + KDO 2
DNM 3 m
Where:
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NO3 in sediment (SNO3):
Denitrification
dC
RDENIT = − DIFN *
dx for x = 0
dC
For dx see under NO3 penetration into sediment
where
DNM 3 = DEMAX * TETN (TEMP−20 ) g N/m2/d
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Phosphorus processes
Where:
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MADE. Dept of water layer above sediment m
KRSP1: Mineralization rate SOP 1/d
SIP
RFESIP = KRAP * ( KFE * KFEPO * * VF * DM * 10 6
SIP + KHFE
* KDOX − SPFEt −1 )
g P/m2/d
SIP − IP
FSIP = KFIP * g P/m2/d
KDOX
Where:
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Differential equations
dSON
= RSON − RSONNH − RSNIM
dt g N/m2/d
dSNIM
= RSNIM + RDENIT
dt g N/m2/d
dSOP
= RSOP − ROPSIP − RSPIM
dt g P/m2/d
dSPFE
= RFESIP
dt g P/m2/d
dSPIM
= RSPIM
dt g P/m2/d
Where:
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Parameters
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Future Developments
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Solution Technique
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Data Requirements
Dispersion coefficients
Initial Conditions
Concentration of parameters
Boundary Conditions
Concentration of parameters
Pollution Sources
Process Rates
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