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Development of the Neuse Estuary Eutrophication Model:
Background and Calibration
By
James D. Bowen
UNC Charlotte
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Neuse River Estuary Model
Neuse Estuary
PamlicoSound
Applied WaterQuality ModelingResearch
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Neuse River Estuary
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Facts About the Neuse River
• 3rd Largest River Basin in NC (6,234 mi2)
• 200 miles long, 3000 stream miles
• Estuary in lower 50 miles
• 1.5 million people in basin, mostly near headwaters
• Nutrient loading has doubled since 70’s
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Neuse River Problems: Algal Blooms
Blue-GreenAlgae Bloom near New Bern
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1997 Bottom Water DO Conc.
Neuse River Problems: Low DO
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Low DO and Fish Kills: 94-96
Cherry Point
StreetsFerry
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Water Quality Research Project
MODMON = MODeling and
MONitoring
• Interdisciplinary Applied Research– Water Quality and Biological Monitoring– Water Quality Modeling to predict w.q.
improvement (30% nutr. red.)
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Neuse EstuaryEutrophicationModel
PhysicalProcesses
P a m lico S o u n d
E x ch an ge
A tm o sp h er e
L oa ding s E x ch an ge
R iver s, C reek s ,G ro u n d w a ter
O rg a n ic M a tter
D isso lvedO x yg en
A lg a eN euse R iver E stu ary
N u tr ien ts
V erticalM ixing
E stu ar in eC irculatio n
Sedim ents
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Neuse EstuaryEutrophicationModel
Water ColumnBiological Processes
P a m lico S o u n dA tm o sp h ereR ive r s, C r eek s ,G r o u n d w a te r
O rg a n ic M a tter
D isso lve dO x yg en
A lg a eN euse R iver E stu ary
N u tr ien tsIn o rg a n ic
C a rb o n
G row th/M orta lity /R ecyc ling
Sedim ents
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Neuse EstuaryEutrophicationModel
Benthic/Water-Column Interactions
P a m lico S o u n dA tm o sp h ereR ive rs, C reek s ,G ro u n d w a ter
O rg a n ic M a tter
D isso lvedO x yg en
A lg a eN euse R iver E stu ary
N u tr ie n tsIn o rg a n icS ed im en ts
B e n th ic O r g an ic M a tte r
In o rg a n icC a rb o n
Sedim entE x ch an ge
Sedim ents
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Neuse Estuary EutrophicationModel
P a m lico S o u n d
E x ch an ge
A tm o sp h ere
L oa ding s E x ch an ge
R ive r s, C r eek s ,G r o u n d w a te r
O rg a n ic M a tter
D isso lve dO x yg en
A lg a eN euse R iver E stu ary
N u tr ien tsIn o rg a n icS ed im en ts
B e n th ic O r g an ic M a tte r
In o rg a n icC a rb o n
Sedim entE x ch an ge
V erticalM ixing
E stu ar in eC irculatio n
G row th/M orta lity /R ecyc ling
Sedim ents
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Special Features of Modeling
Unusually challenging system to model • intermittent, weak stratification (wind driven)• no strong tidal forcing• sediments have important effects on nutrient
and DO dynamics• blooms of several different phytoplankton
groups @ different times and places
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Neuse Estuary Eutrophication Model
• based upon 2-d laterally averaged model CE-Qual-W2
• Nutrient, phytoplankton, organic matter, DO model
• 3 phytoplankton groups (V.3)– summer assemblage, diatoms,
dinoflagellates
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W2 Phytoplankton Growth Model
0
1
/max
Light,Nutrients
= max * min/ max) * T.R.M.
Temperature
0
1
T.R.M.
Topt
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W2 X-section Representation• trapezoidal cross-sections for each segment
Layer 1
Layer 4S1S2
S3S4
S1S2
S3Sediment Compartments
• quasi-3d sediment/water-column interaction model
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W2 Sediment Submodel• simple sediment diagenesis model
– 1 constituent: Sediment organic carbon (SOC)– SOC fate processes:
• redistribution, decomposition– SOD decomposition rate determines fluxes:
• O2 demand, PO4 release, NH3 release
– N, P, S, Fe redox reactions not considered
• e.g. NH3/NO3, NO3/N2, SO4/H2S
– can simulate sediment “clean-up”
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1991 Simulation Description• Time Period:
– March 1 - September 27, 1991
• Boundary Data Frequency– Daily Flow and NO3, monthly WQ
• Hydrodynamic Calibration Data– hrly. water elevations, salinities, velocities @
3 estuary stations
• WQ Calibration Data– monthly mid-water nutrients, DO, chl-a @ 4
estuary stations
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H2O & N Inflows - 1991
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59 89.43 119.9 150.3 180.7 211.1 241.6 272
Infl
ow (
m3 /s
) N load (kg/d)
MayApr AugJun Jul SepMar
Flow
Average Flow
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Inflow N/P molar ratio - 1991
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59 89.43 119.9 150.3 180.7 211.1 241.6 272
N t
o P
Rat
io (
mol
N/m
ol P
)
MayApr AugJun Jul SepMar
Redfield Ratio
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Other Model Characteristics
• 62 horizontal segments, 18 layers• execution time step = 10 min.• 2 branches: Neuse & Trent Rivers• 12 tributaries: 9 creeks, 3 WWTP’s• 16 state variables• Boundary Conditions: Flow @ Streets
Ferry, Elevation @ Oriental
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Neuse Estuary Model ResultsTransport Model
• Water elevations– time histories
– spectral analysis
• Salinity distributions– time histories @ one segment
– animations
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Elevations @ Cherry Point
March April May
Observed
Model
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Water Level @ New Bern
Julian Day
MAE = 0.1 m
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Elev. Fluctuations - Power Spectrum
Observed
Model
@ Cherry Pointn = 0.020
Frequency (Cycles/day)
Am
pli
tud
e (m
)
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Salinities @ Cherry Point
Model: Surface
Model: Bottom
Observed: Top Bottom
Mar May July Sep
Sal
init
y (p
pth
)
0
4
8
12
16
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Modeled Salinities - September 1991
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1991 Predicted Salinities:May - Sept. animation
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Neuse Estuary - 1991 Nitrogen
0.01
0.1
1NB NO
3
NB NH3
CP NO3
CP NH3
59 89.57 120.1 150.7 181.3 211.9 242.4 273
Con
cent
ratio
n (m
g/L
)
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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Neuse Estuary - 1991 Chl-a Conc.’s
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40
60
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100
NB Chl-aCP Chl-a
59 89.57 120.1 150.7 181.3 211.9 242.4 273
Con
cent
ratio
n (u
g/L
)
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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WQ Conditions: SummarySeasonal/Spatial Trends • nutrients decreasing downstream
• April mid-estuary phytoplankton bloom
• June upper-estuary phytoplankton bloom
• several pulses of high NOx conc. @ New Bern
• August high-flow event
– high nutrients, low chl-a @ New Bern
– high Sept. chl-a @ New Bern
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1991 WQ Simulations
• Single parameter displays– Nitrate
– Phytoplankton
– Cumulative chl-a
• Multi-parameter display– New Bern time history
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Modeled Nitrate - September 1991
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1991 Predicted Nitrates:May - Sept. animation
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Modeled DO - September 1991
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1991 Predicted DO:May - Sept. animation
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Modeled chl-a - September 1991
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1991 Predicted chl-a:May - Sept. animation
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Water Quality Prediction - New BernSurface
Surface
MiddleSal.
NOx
DO
Chl
Mar May July Sep
Middle
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6
0
0
.5
4
10
50
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Calibration Summary• Transport Model
– elevation variations predicted within 0.1 m
– salinity variations within 2 ppth
– dynamics nicely represented
• Water Quality Model– blooms of phytoplankton well represented
– seasonal variations also represented
– New Bern chl-a shows influence of physical processes
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Summary, continued• Water Quality Model
– DO dynamics fit expectations based on 1997 monitoring
• Overall model performance– consistent with previous modeling efforts
– sufficient for water quality improvement predictions