Determination of biogeochemical parameters in eutrophication models with simultaneous dynamic optimization approaches

This work addresses a parameter estimation problem in an ecological water quality model through a simultaneous dynamic optimization approach. The model is based on first principles and has a large number of parameters, which must be estimated based on data collected in the water body under study. Gr...

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Autores: Estrada, Vanina Gisela, Parodi, Elisa Rosalia, Díaz, María Soledad
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/41986
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/41986
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Parameter Estimation
Eutrophication Model
Phytoplankton
Dynamic Optimization
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Sumario:This work addresses a parameter estimation problem in an ecological water quality model through a simultaneous dynamic optimization approach. The model is based on first principles and has a large number of parameters, which must be estimated based on data collected in the water body under study. Gradients of state variables are considered along the water column, rendering a partial differential equation problem, which is transformed into a differential algebraic (DAE) one by spatial discretization in several water layers. Within a simultaneous approach, the DAE constrained optimization problem is transformed into a large-scale nonlinear programming problem, with a weighted least squares objective function. Main biogeochemical parameters have been obtained, which allow a close representation of the lake dynamics, as it is shown in the numerical results.