Short communication: IPH-TRIM3D-PCLake: A three-dimensional complex dynamic model for subtropical aquatic ecosystems

  • Authors:

  • Carlos R. Fragoso, Jr.;Egbert H. van Nes;Jan H. Janse;David da Motta Marques

  • Affiliations:

  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Pesquisas Hidráulicas, CP 15029, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;Wageningen University, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands;Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, P.O. Box 303, 3720 AH Bilthoven, The Netherlands;Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Pesquisas Hidráulicas, CP 15029, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

  • Venue:
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

This paper presents IPH-TRIM3D-PCLake, a three-dimensional complex dynamic model for subtropical aquatic ecosystems. It combines a spatially explicit hydrodynamic model with a water-quality and biotic model of ecological interactions. The software, which is freely available for research purposes, has a graphical user-friendly interface and a flexible design that allows the user to vary the complexity of the model. It also has built-in analysis tools such as Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis, a genetic algorithm for calibration, and plotting tools.