Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes
This research work proposes a novel method of environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes in which the outputs of the hydraulic rating method considering the base flow as a known approach for environmental flow assessment in rivers are analyzed in terms of providing suitable aquatic habitats in...
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| description | This research work proposes a novel method of environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes in which the outputs of the hydraulic rating method considering the base flow as a known approach for environmental flow assessment in rivers are analyzed in terms of providing suitable aquatic habitats in the lake by linking a continuous hydrological model and a hydrodynamic model of salinity simulation. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) as a hydrological model was applied to simulate the natural inflow of the lake's ecosystem in the simulated period. Moreover, a hydrodynamic model was applied to simulate the salinity distribution of the lake in the same simulated period. Based on the results of the models and monthly analysis of the environmental flows, both models are robust for simulations. The Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) of both hydrological and hydrodynamic models average more than 0.5, which means that they are reliable for simulating the natural inflow and salinity distribution respectively. Furthermore, outputs indicated that using the hydraulic rating method considering the base flow for assessing the environmental flow of rivers is not able to provide environmental requirements in the lake's ecosystem of the case study.
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New method for environmental flow analysis.;
Linking catchment model and hydrodynamic model.;
Assessing environmental flow supply.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12b2eb23af664306b9854013ddc6447f2024-01-02T13:17:43ZengIWA PublishingWater Supply1606-97491607-07982023-12-0123125120513510.2166/ws.2023.320320Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakesMahdi Sedighkia0Bithin Datta1 James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia This research work proposes a novel method of environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes in which the outputs of the hydraulic rating method considering the base flow as a known approach for environmental flow assessment in rivers are analyzed in terms of providing suitable aquatic habitats in the lake by linking a continuous hydrological model and a hydrodynamic model of salinity simulation. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) as a hydrological model was applied to simulate the natural inflow of the lake's ecosystem in the simulated period. Moreover, a hydrodynamic model was applied to simulate the salinity distribution of the lake in the same simulated period. Based on the results of the models and monthly analysis of the environmental flows, both models are robust for simulations. The Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) of both hydrological and hydrodynamic models average more than 0.5, which means that they are reliable for simulating the natural inflow and salinity distribution respectively. Furthermore, outputs indicated that using the hydraulic rating method considering the base flow for assessing the environmental flow of rivers is not able to provide environmental requirements in the lake's ecosystem of the case study. HIGHLIGHTS New method for environmental flow analysis.; Linking catchment model and hydrodynamic model.; Assessing environmental flow supply.;http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/23/12/5120environmental flow analysishydrodynamic modellinghypersaline lakessalinity simulationsoil and water assessment tool |
| spellingShingle | Mahdi Sedighkia Bithin Datta Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes Water Supply environmental flow analysis hydrodynamic modelling hypersaline lakes salinity simulation soil and water assessment tool |
| title | Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes |
| title_full | Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes |
| title_fullStr | Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes |
| title_short | Linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes |
| title_sort | linking catchment and hydrodynamic models for environmental flow analysis in hypersaline lakes |
| topic | environmental flow analysis hydrodynamic modelling hypersaline lakes salinity simulation soil and water assessment tool |
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