An Integrated Modelling Study on the Effects of Weir Operation Scenarios on Aquatic Habitat Changes in the Yeongsan River
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Input Data
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. The Delft3D Model
2.2.2. The HABITAT Model
2.2.3. Statistical Methods for Reproducibility
2.2.4. Scenarios of Weir Operation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Model Calibration and Verification
3.1.1. The Delft3D-FLOW Model
3.1.2. The Delft3D-WAQ Model
3.1.3. The HABITAT Model
3.2. Changes in the Composite Suitability Index and Weighted Usable Area
3.2.1. Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae
3.2.2. Cyprinus carpio
3.2.3. Micropterus salmoides
3.2.4. Degree of Tolerance for Environmental Changes (Adaptability)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value | Unit | |
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Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae | |||
physical variables | water depth | [0, 0]; [0.35, 1]; [0.45, 1]; [1.0, 0.1]; [10, 0] | m |
velocity | [0, 1]; [0.3, 1]; [1.0, 0.4]; [2.0, 0.1]; [100, 0] | m/s | |
substrate | [6 (Granules and Pebbles), 1] | - | |
chemical variables | DO 1 | [0, 0]; [1, 0.1]; [2, 0.3]; [3, 0.4]; [4, 0.45]; [5, 1]; [6, 1]; [7, 0.9] | mg/L |
BOD 2 | [0, 1]; [1, 1]; [2, 1]; [3, 1]; [4, 1]; [5, 0.8]; [6, 0.4]; [7, 0.0] | mg/L | |
COD 3 | [0, 0.8]; [1, 1]; [2, 1]; [3, 1]; [4, 0.7]; [5, 0.6]; [6, 0.2]; [7, 0.0] | mg/L | |
Cyprinus carpio | |||
physical variables | water depth | [0, 0.5]; [0.5, 1]; [0.7, 1]; [1.0, 0.7]; [1.2, 0.2]; [10, 0] | m |
velocity | [0, 1]; [0.3, 1]; [1.0, 0.7]; [1.5, 0.4]; [100, 0] | m/s | |
substrate | [4–5 (Silt and Clay, Fine Sand), 1] | - | |
chemical variables | DO | [0, 0]; [1, 0]; [2, 0.6]; [3, 0.7]; [4, 0.8]; [5, 1]; [6, 1]; [7, 0.7] | mg/L |
BOD | [0, 0.5]; [1, 0.8]; [2, 1]; [3, 1]; [4, 1]; [5, 1]; [6, 0.7]; [7, 0.5]; [8, 0.2]; [9, 0.1]; [10, 0] | mg/L | |
COD | [0, 0.6]; [1, 1]; [2, 1]; [3, 1]; [4, 1]; [5, 0.8]; [6, 0.6]; [7, 0.5]; [8, 0.4]; [9, 0.3]; [10, 0.1]; [11, 0] | mg/L | |
Micropterus salmoides | |||
physical variables | water depth | [0, 0.7]; [0.2, 1]; [0.4, 1]; [1.0, 0.7]; [1.5, 0.6]; [10, 0] | m |
velocity | [0, 1]; [0.3, 1]; [0.7, 0.7]; [1.0, 0.8]; [2.0, 0.5]; [100, 0] | m/s | |
substrate | [5 (Medium Sand and Pebbles), 1] | - | |
chemical variables | DO | [0, 0]; [1, 0.1]; [2, 0.7]; [3, 0.85]; [4, 1]; [5, 1]; [6, 1]; [7, 0.4] | mg/L |
BOD | [0, 0.7]; [1, 0.9]; [2, 1]; [3, 1]; [4, 1]; [5, 1]; [6, 0.8]; [7, 0.6]; [8, 0.4]; [9, 0.2]; [10, 0] | mg/L | |
COD | [0, 0.5]; [1, 0.7]; [2, 1]; [3, 1]; [4, 1]; [5, 0.7]; [6, 0.5]; [7, 0.4]; [8, 0.3]; [9, 0.2]; [10, 0.1]; [11, 0] | mg/L |
Parameter | Description | Unit | Range | Setting Factor |
---|---|---|---|---|
SWSatOxy | Switch saturation DO calculation | - | ≤4 | 2.000 |
ThrAlgNH4 | threshold concentration uptake ammonium | gN/m3 | 0–1 | 0.041 |
ThrAlgNO3 | threshold concentration uptake nitrate | gN/m3 | 0–0.1 | 0.020 |
ThrAlgPO4 | threshold concentration uptake phosphate | gP/m3 | 0–0.1 | 0.015 |
RcDen20 | MM-denitrification reaction rate at 20 °C | gN/m3/d | 0–0.1 | 0.100 |
TcDenWat | temperature coefficient for denitrification | - | 0.5–1.5 | 1.070 |
KsNiDen | half saturation constant for nitrate cons. | gN/m3 | 0–0.1 | 0.500 |
KsOxDen | half saturation constant for oxygen inhib. | g/m3 | 0–5 | 1.000 |
KsAmNit | half saturation constant for ammonium cons. | gN/m3 | 0–3 | 0.500 |
KsOxNit | half saturation constant for DO cons. | g/m3 | default | 1.000 |
RcNit | first-order nitrification rate | 1/d | 0–2 | 0.140 |
OOXNIT | optimum oxygen concentration for nitrification | gO2/m3 | default | 5.000 |
CFLNIT | oxygen function level for oxygen below COXNIT | - | 0–1.5 | 0.025 |
SWRear | switch for oxygen reaeration formulation | - | default | 1.000 |
TCRear | temperature coefficient for reaeration | - | 0.5–1.8 | 1.016 |
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Choi, B.; Kim, B.; Park, J.; Kang, T.-W.; Shin, D.-S.; Na, E.H.; Choi, J. An Integrated Modelling Study on the Effects of Weir Operation Scenarios on Aquatic Habitat Changes in the Yeongsan River. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6090. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106090
Choi B, Kim B, Park J, Kang T-W, Shin D-S, Na EH, Choi J. An Integrated Modelling Study on the Effects of Weir Operation Scenarios on Aquatic Habitat Changes in the Yeongsan River. Sustainability. 2022; 14(10):6090. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106090
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Byungwoong, Byungik Kim, Jonghwan Park, Tae-Woo Kang, Dong-Seok Shin, Eun Hye Na, and Jiyeon Choi. 2022. "An Integrated Modelling Study on the Effects of Weir Operation Scenarios on Aquatic Habitat Changes in the Yeongsan River" Sustainability 14, no. 10: 6090. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106090