Computer Techniques in Environmental Studies IV: Co-published with Computational Mechanics Publications

by P. Zannetti (Editor)

Overview

This book presents the Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference ENVIROSOFT 92. Since the beginning of this conference cycle in 1986, EN­ VIROSOFT has provided a forum for discussion and debate for scientists, engineers and decision makers involved in the development and application of computer techniques to environmental sciences. Our main goal is to provide an opportunity for cross-fertilization among the several groups involved in the study of the environment. A couple of years ago a reviewer of ENVIROSOFT 90 made a very interesting and appropriate comment. He congratulated us for the effort of providing a forum for discussion among environmental scientists but criti­ cized us for maintaining, in the proceedings and in the conference schedule, a strict division between 'atmospheric' papers, 'water' papers, etc. I agree with the reviewer and, in this conference, I made an effort to separate the articles not on the basis of their physical medium (air, water, groundwa­ ter, etc.) but on the basis of the methods and approaches adopted by the authors. Again, I hope that this change will improve the dialogue among scientists and, in particular, the interactions between 'air' and 'water' researchers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851667925
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	10/31/1992
Edition description:	1993
Pages:	884
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Section 1: Numerical Simulation.- A Model for a Screen Evaluation of the Environmental Impact.- The IFDM-SUPERFAST Area Source Model.- A Wind Model for an Italian Coastal Area Based on Meteorological Data Available from the On-Site Monitoring Network.- Acid Rain Formation by SO2 — H2O2 Absorption with Sequential Drop-Phase Chemical Reactions.- Different Schemes for Turbulence in a Lagrangian Particle Model.- Turbulence and Boundary Layer Parameterization During Valley Wind Flows.- Development of an Interactive, Analytical Ground-Water Flow Model.- Contributions of an Analytic Solution to a 2D Radionuclide Transport Problem for Site Performance Assessment.- The Simulation of Pollution Transport Through the Unsaturated Zone.- Movement of Gas Through Soils.- Modeling Methane Emissions from Rice Soils.- Biological Kinetics Modeling.- Modelling Tidal Induced Currents and Transport on Parallel Computers.- Uncertainty in Model Calibration Due to Rainfall.- Unit Hydrograph Models and Uncertainty Distributions.- Modelling Flow of Conservative Pollution to an Unconfined Well.- Section 2: Finite Elements.- Finite Element Modelling of Pollutant Transport in Variably Saturated Soils.- Finite Element Analysis on Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid and Water Flows in Deformable Soil.- IFEP — An Interactive Finite Element Program for Aquifer Simulation.- Section 3: Statistical Methods.- A Sequential Approach to Time-Series Analysis.- A Multivariate Approach to Describe Octanal/Water Partition Coefficients of Polichiorobiphenyls Based on their Molecular Structure.- Generating Cost Functions Using Spreadsheets and Multiple Linear Regression.- UNCSAM: A Useful Tool for Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Mathematical Models.- PMSQ — Probabilistic Model of Stormwater Quality.- AnIntegrated Software for the Analysis of Directional Seas.- Quantitative Software Tools for Conservation Biology.- Propagating Uncertainty in Ecological Risk Analysis Using Interval and Fuzzy Arithmetic.- Estimation of Negentropy and its Application in the Treatment of Time Series of Environmental Data.- Section 4: Environmental Engineering.- Biotreatment of Hazardous Chemicals: Stoichiometry Software.- Discrete Runoff Hydrograph Synthesis — The Kinematic Wave Storage-Routing Approach.- Derivation of a Rule-Based Optimal Control Strategy for the Oxidation Ditch Process Using a Mathematical Model Based on Field Data.- Modelling the Pumping Scheme Associated with an Impervious Wall to Avoid the Groundwater Pollution from a Landfill.- Simulation of a Flood Control Reservoir with Seepage.- Mathematical Modelling of the CaCO3, CaSO4 and Mg(OH)2 Sediment Formation into the Water Body under the Influence of Discharged Alkaline Wastewater.- Section 5: Environmental Management.- A Planning Models System for Assessment of Secondary Air Pollution on the Mesoscale: Application to the Milan Area.- An Environmental Information System for the Management and Treatment of Air Quality Data.- A New Approach to Optimising Groundwater Usage.- Hydrodynamic Consideration in Water Quality Management for Tanshui River Estuary in Northern Taiwan.- Computer Simulation Model for Water Supply in the Eastern Raritan Basin of New Jersey.- Development of a Graphical User Interface for Use in Groundwater Management.- SISDE: A Computer Package for Decision Support in the Risk Assessment for Transport of Dangerous Materials.- Remote Sensing and Automatic Dispersion Modeling.- RIOFISH: An Interdisciplinary Planning Model for Water and Fishery Management.- Section 6: Environmental Monitoring.- ARIANNAReal Time Monitor.- Air Pollution Monitoring.- Observations of Valley Winds in Spain’s Guardo Valley.- Event-Triggered Rainfall Recording and Analysis.- Section 7: Expert Systems.- The Development of a Knowledge Base for Air Quality Models.- Medium Range Atmospheric Dispersion of Pollutant in a Complex Environment.- An Expert System for the Biological Monitoring of River Pollution.- The Semiqualitative Analysis of Waste Water Treatment.- Integration of Knowledge from Disparate Data Sources for Detecting Uncontrolled and Abandoned Waste Disposal Sites.- AMES An Expert System to Support the Agrometeorological Service of the Veneto Region.- An Expert System for Rationalizing the Fertilization of Citrus Orchards in Order to Avoid Environmental Pollution.- Section 8: Geographic Information Systems and Data Bases.- Integration of Environmental Models in a Geographical Spreadsheet.- Application of a Graphics Data Base Management System: Computerized Master Plan of Drainage.- Map Data Processing in a Geographic Information System Environment.- Numerical Simulation of Ground Water Flow and Ground Water Pollution in a Graphical Software Environment.- A Data Base for Controlling Inputs in Citrus Orchard Agrosystem.- Section 9: Visualization.- A Mapping Approach to Three Dimensional Modeling.- TERRA: An Integrated Environmental Information System Approach.- Authors’ Index.