TY - GEN
T1 - Applicability of modelling tools in watershed management for controlling diffuse pollution
AU - Erturk, A.
AU - Gurel, M.
AU - Baloch, M. A.
AU - Dikerler, T.
AU - Ekdal, A.
AU - Tanik, A.
AU - Seker, D. Z.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Diffuse pollution is hard to analyze, control and manage by its nature. Watershed models and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are recently developed tools that aid analysis of diffuse sources of pollution. However, their applications are not always easy and straightforward. Turkey is a typical example of a mountainous country rich in rivers and streams. Due to the complex geomorphology, land-use and agricultural practices in most of the watersheds in Turkey, modelling, analyzing and managing diffuse pollution has been a challenge. The complex watershed structure forces the modellers to work with spatially high resolution data. Apart from the data, the models themselves may also cause operational problems. These issues and their probable solutions form the basis of the discussions in this paper. It acts as a guideline for modelling and analyzing diffuse pollution by emphasizing the referred problems and difficulties. Design of an Information Technology-based system tool for watershed and/or water quality modelling, which would be suitable for countries having watersheds with similar structure and problems to those of Turkey, is also outlined.
AB - Diffuse pollution is hard to analyze, control and manage by its nature. Watershed models and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are recently developed tools that aid analysis of diffuse sources of pollution. However, their applications are not always easy and straightforward. Turkey is a typical example of a mountainous country rich in rivers and streams. Due to the complex geomorphology, land-use and agricultural practices in most of the watersheds in Turkey, modelling, analyzing and managing diffuse pollution has been a challenge. The complex watershed structure forces the modellers to work with spatially high resolution data. Apart from the data, the models themselves may also cause operational problems. These issues and their probable solutions form the basis of the discussions in this paper. It acts as a guideline for modelling and analyzing diffuse pollution by emphasizing the referred problems and difficulties. Design of an Information Technology-based system tool for watershed and/or water quality modelling, which would be suitable for countries having watersheds with similar structure and problems to those of Turkey, is also outlined.
KW - Diffuse pollution management
KW - Geographical information system
KW - Land - water information system
KW - Watershed models
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547702859&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2166/wst.2007.446
DO - 10.2166/wst.2007.446
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17711010
AN - SCOPUS:34547702859
SN - 1843395975
SN - 9781843395973
T3 - Water Science and Technology
SP - 147
EP - 154
BT - Diffuse Pollution and Sustainable Basin Maganement - Selected Papers from the 10th IWA International Conference on Difffuse Pollution
A2 - Tanik, Aysegul
A2 - Ozturk, Izzet
A2 - Yazgan, Mustafa
A2 - Heath, Ralph
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