Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models

doi:10.1007/s11783-013-0589-x

Front.Environ.Sci.Eng.

2014, Vol. 8

Issue (4) : 616-623 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-013-0589-x

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models

S. LIU^1,^*(

),R.E. BRAZIER²,A. L. HEATHWAITE³,W. LIU¹

1. School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
2. Department of Geography, University of Exeter, EX4 4RJ, Exeter, UK
3. Centre for Sustainable Water Management, The Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK

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Abstract

As a tool for management, query, visualization and analysis of spatially referred information, GIS has been recognized as a method to aid the modeling of diffuse pollution and visualize the results in a spatial context. A common question in integrating diffuse pollution models and GIS is to choose a suitable coupling approach, in which the feature of diffuse pollution models should be taken into account. In this paper, we report on our experience in coupling a distributed diffuse pollution model with a GIS. A prototype of fully integrated system is developed in this paper. This system has high flexibility, extendibility and great data management efficiency. Differences in applicability of loose coupling, tight coupling and fully integrated approaches are addressed. It is concluded that the fully integrated approach can avoid tanglesome data exchange and routine execution and more robust than loose and tight coupling approaches and is suitable for distributed diffuse pollution modes.

Keywords diffuse pollution GIS modeling nutrients phosphorus

Corresponding Author(s): S. LIU

Issue Date: 11 June 2014

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S. LIU,R.E. BRAZIER,A. L. HEATHWAITE, et al. Fully integrated approach: an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models[J]. Front.Environ.Sci.Eng., 2014, 8(4): 616-623.

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Fig.1 The schematic illustration of loosing coupling approach

Fig.2 The schematic illustration of tight coupling approach

Fig.3 Schematic illustration of fully integrated approach

Note: <InlineMediaObject OutputMedium="Online"><ImageObject FileRef="fse-13084-ls.doc_images\fse-13084-lsm-tu1.jpg" ScaleToFitWidth="10cm" ScaleToFit="1"/></InlineMediaObject><InlineMediaObject OutputMedium="All"><ImageObject FileRef="FSE-13084-LS.doc_images\FSE-13084-LSM-tu1.tif" ScaleToFit="1" ScaleToFitWidth="10cm"/></InlineMediaObject> indicates GIS environment.

Fig.4 The model structure for the phosphorus indicators tool

Note: HER means Hydrologically Effective Rainfall; HOST means Hydrology of soil type

Fig.5 Schematic illustration of the structure of the prototype system

Tab.1 Comparison of three coupling approaches

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