Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management System
An accurate budget of substance emissions is fundamental for protecting freshwater resources. In this context, the European Union asks all member states to report an emission inventory of substances for river basins. The river basin management system MoRE (Modeling of Regionalized Emissions) was dev...
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author | Stephan Fuchs Maria Kaiser Lisa Kiemle Steffen Kittlaus Shari Rothvoß Snezhina Toshovski Adrian Wagner Ramona Wander Tatyana Weber Sara Ziegler |
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description | An accurate budget of substance emissions is fundamental for protecting freshwater resources. In this context, the European Union asks all member states to report an emission inventory of substances for river basins. The river basin management system MoRE (Modeling of Regionalized Emissions) was developed as a flexible open-source instrument which is able to model pathway-specific emissions and river loads on a catchment scale. As the reporting tool for the Federal Republic of Germany, MoRE is used to model annual emissions of nutrients, heavy metals, micropollutants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), and certain pharmaceuticals. Observed loads at gauging stations are used to validate the calculated emissions. In addition to its balancing capabilities, MoRE can consider different variants of input data and quantification approaches, in order to improve the robustness of different modeling approaches and to evaluate the quality of different input data. No programming skills are required to set up and run the model. Due to its flexible modeling base, the effect of reduction measures can be assessed. Within strategic planning processes, this is relevant for the allocation of investments or the implementation of specific measures to reduce the overall pollutant emissions into surface water bodies and therefore to meet the requirements of water policy. |
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spelling | doaj.art-0ca50b2cbcd6437e9efa28b90f71f4f72022-12-22T02:48:22ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412017-03-019423910.3390/w9040239w9040239Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management SystemStephan Fuchs0Maria Kaiser1Lisa Kiemle2Steffen Kittlaus3Shari Rothvoß4Snezhina Toshovski5Adrian Wagner6Ramona Wander7Tatyana Weber8Sara Ziegler9Department of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute for Water Quality, Resource and Waste Management, TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyDepartment of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyAn accurate budget of substance emissions is fundamental for protecting freshwater resources. In this context, the European Union asks all member states to report an emission inventory of substances for river basins. The river basin management system MoRE (Modeling of Regionalized Emissions) was developed as a flexible open-source instrument which is able to model pathway-specific emissions and river loads on a catchment scale. As the reporting tool for the Federal Republic of Germany, MoRE is used to model annual emissions of nutrients, heavy metals, micropollutants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), and certain pharmaceuticals. Observed loads at gauging stations are used to validate the calculated emissions. In addition to its balancing capabilities, MoRE can consider different variants of input data and quantification approaches, in order to improve the robustness of different modeling approaches and to evaluate the quality of different input data. No programming skills are required to set up and run the model. Due to its flexible modeling base, the effect of reduction measures can be assessed. Within strategic planning processes, this is relevant for the allocation of investments or the implementation of specific measures to reduce the overall pollutant emissions into surface water bodies and therefore to meet the requirements of water policy.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/4/239river basin management systememissionsmodelingnutrientsheavy metalspollutantsopen sourceMoREMONERIS |
spellingShingle | Stephan Fuchs Maria Kaiser Lisa Kiemle Steffen Kittlaus Shari Rothvoß Snezhina Toshovski Adrian Wagner Ramona Wander Tatyana Weber Sara Ziegler Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management System Water river basin management system emissions modeling nutrients heavy metals pollutants open source MoRE MONERIS |
title | Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management System |
title_full | Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management System |
title_fullStr | Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management System |
title_full_unstemmed | Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management System |
title_short | Modeling of Regionalized Emissions (MoRE) into Water Bodies: An Open-Source River Basin Management System |
title_sort | modeling of regionalized emissions more into water bodies an open source river basin management system |
topic | river basin management system emissions modeling nutrients heavy metals pollutants open source MoRE MONERIS |
url | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/4/239 |
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