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GIBSI: an integrated modelling system for watershed management – sample applications and current developments |
VerfasserIn |
R. Quilbé, A. N. Rousseau |
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Englisch
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1027-5606
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In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 11, no. 6 ; Nr. 11, no. 6 (2007-11-22), S.1785-1795 |
Datensatznummer |
250009542
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/hess-11-1785-2007.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Hydrological and pollutant fate models have long been developed for research
purposes. Today, they find an application in integrated watershed
management, as decision support systems (DSS). GIBSI is such a DSS designed
to assist stakeholders in watershed management. It includes a watershed
database coupled to a GIS and accessible through a user-friendly interface,
as well as modelling tools that simulate, on a daily time step, hydrological
processes such as evapotranspiration, runoff, soil erosion, agricultural
pollutant transport and surface water quality. Therefore, GIBSI can be used
to assess a priori the effect of management scenarios (reservoirs, land use,
waste water effluents, diffuse sources of pollution that is agricultural
pollution) on surface hydrology and water quality. For illustration
purposes, this paper presents several management-oriented applications using
GIBSI on the 6680 km2 Chaudière River watershed, located near
Quebec City (Canada). They include impact assessments of: (i) municipal
clean water program; (ii) agricultural nutrient management scenarios; (iii)
past and future land use changes, as well as (iv) determination of
achievable performance standards of pesticides management practices. Current
and future developments of GIBSI are also presented as these will extend
current uses of this tool and make it useable and applicable by stakeholders
on other watersheds. Finally, the conclusion emphasizes some of the
challenges that remain for a better use of DSS in integrated watershed
management. |
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