Computer Techniques in Environmental Studies IV

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.- An Integrated 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.- ARIANNA Real 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.