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Mathematical modelling as a tool for the assessment of impact of thermodynamics on the algal growth in dam reservoirs – case study of the Goczalkowice Reservoir Cover

Mathematical modelling as a tool for the assessment of impact of thermodynamics on the algal growth in dam reservoirs – case study of the Goczalkowice Reservoir

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Volume 29 (2018): Issue 1 (March 2018)
By: Rafał Ulańczyk,  Czesław Kliś,  Damian Absalon and  Marek Ruman  
Open Access
|May 2018

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Goczałkowice Reservoir.
Goczałkowice Reservoir.

Figure 2

Meteorological conditions and water temperature in Goczałkowice Reservoir in analysed period [based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project].
Meteorological conditions and water temperature in Goczałkowice Reservoir in analysed period [based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project].

Figure 3

Water temperature monitoring points.
Water temperature monitoring points.

Figure 4

Model calibration results (grey: range of modelled temperatures ELCOM, black: observed temperatures) [observations based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project]
Model calibration results (grey: range of modelled temperatures ELCOM, black: observed temperatures) [observations based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project]

Figure 5

Comparison of modelled (ELCOM) and observed temperatures in the water column before and after calibration [observations based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project]
Comparison of modelled (ELCOM) and observed temperatures in the water column before and after calibration [observations based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project]

Figure 6

Example of summer water mixing event.
Example of summer water mixing event.

Figure 7

Comparison of temperature difference in water profile ΔT (ELCOM model) and observed concentration of ChlA [observations based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project]
Comparison of temperature difference in water profile ΔT (ELCOM model) and observed concentration of ChlA [observations based on archival data of the ZiZOZap project]

Parameters used in ELCOM model_

ParameterValue
Mean albedo of the water for shortwave radiation0.08
Mean albedo of the water for long wave radiation0.03
Drag coefficient on bottom cells0.005
Initial wind speed for domain0 m/s
Initial water temperature for domain11.4°C
Light extinction coefficients for shortwave radiation bands used to calculate the shortwave penetration:

  • Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)

0.2-0.4 m–1

  • Near Infrared (NIR)

1 m–1

  • Ultra Violet A (UVA)

1-1.8 m–1

  • Ultra Violet B (UVB)

2.5-2.8 m–1
Sediments reflectivity0.9
Surface heat transfer coefficient0.0013-0.0015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2018-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2353-8589 | Journal ISSN: 1230-7831
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Language: English
Page range: 21 - 29
Published on: May 25, 2018
Published by: National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
ELCOM,
model,
dam reservoir,
temperature,
thermodynamics,
phytoplankton,
stratification
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Ecology

© 2018 Rafał Ulańczyk, Czesław Kliś, Damian Absalon, Marek Ruman, published by National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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