TY - GEN AU - Benedini, Marcello, ed. AU - Tsakiris, George, ed. TI - Water quality modelling for rivers and streams SN - 9789400755086 U1 - 551.48024627 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Water quality--Mathematical models KW - Water quality management KW - Hydrology--Mathematical models KW - Pollution KW - Computer simulation KW - Engineering mathematics KW - Environmental sciences KW - Geography N1 - Water Quality in the Context of Water Resources Management -- Basic Notions -- Mathematical Interpretation of Pollution Transport -- Fundamental Expressions -- Dispersion in Rivers and Streams -- The Biochemical Pollution -- The Most Frequent Pollutants in a River -- Temperature Dependence -- Application of the General Differential Equations -- The Steady-State Case -- Interpretation in Finite Terms -- Progress in Numerical Modelling: The Finite Difference Method -- The finite element method -- The finite volume method -- Multidimensional approach -- Thermal pollution -- Optimisation models -- Model calibration and verification -- Water quality measurements and uncertainty -- Model reliability -- Final thoughts and future trends ER -