Sediment Flux Modeling (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs) (Hardcover)

by Dominic M. DiToro (Author) "Sediments are formed at the bottom of water bodies by the deposition of particles from the overlying water..." (more)
Key Phrases: ammonia diagenesis, sediment flux model, diagenesis fluxes, Long Island Sound, Onondaga Lake, Still Pond (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"...an important addition to the literature...a comprehensive treatise of sediment flux models." -- Soil Science, Vol. 168, No. 1, January 2003

"...the definitive text on the subject and deserves a place in any respectable environmental library." -- SETAC Globe, Vol. 2, No. 5, September/October 2001

"Addresses the problem of mathematically modeling the processes in sediments that determine the extent to which materials that settle to the sediment are recycled to the water column." (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)

"...the definitive text on the subject and deserves a place in any respectable environmental library." (SETAC Globe, Vol. 2, No. 5, September/October 2001)

"...an important addition to the literature...a comprehensive treatise of sediment flux models." (Soil Science, Vol. 168, No. 1, January 2003)

"...the definitive text on the subject and deserves a place in any respectable environmental library." -- SETAC Globe, Vol. 2, No. 5, September/October 2001

Product Description
Presents mathematical models for estimating and predicting sediment fluxes.
* Models provide sufficient detail and data to enable scientists in the field to reproduce the computations and use the models for understanding their own data.
* Provides computations directly applicable to developing modern water quality models.
* All models have been calibrated and verified using three large data sets.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471135356
• ISBN-13: 978-0471135357
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #934,720 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A landmark contribution, July 26, 2001

By	Steven Chapra (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Over the past 75 years, water quality models have evolved as critical tools in determining rational and cost-effective solutions to water quality problems. However, despite all the progress, the correct calculation of sediment fluxes remained the one "missing link" in the water quality modeling paradigm.

Di Toro's book is a tour de force that lays out an elegant framework to forge this link and set it on a firm scientific foundation. As such, it should be in the library of every individual and institution involved in water quality modeling and management. Because of the cutting edge nature of his scholarship, the book should also be of great interest to researchers and graduate students.

Sediment Flux Modeling provides a comprehensive treatment of the science and mathematics underlying the impact of sediment processes on the quality of natural waters. Di Toro lays out the mathematics and the science in a clear, step-by-step fashion as he progresses from the fundamentals of sediment transport and kinetic processes to advanced topics like metals exchange.

In a similar fashion to Robert Berner's excellent volume "Early Diagenesis", it should stand as the definitive reference for years to come.

5.0 out of 5 stars A milestone in surficial water quality modelling, February 7, 2009

By	Angel Menendez (Argentina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a fundamental text for those who need to model numerically surficial water quality. Through a sequence in which the different processes are clearly described, the associated equations precisely introduced, and available data used to validate the sub-models, learning is achieved while feeling as reading a novel. It illuminates a complicated subject, providing the modellers with ideas, paths, and data useful to build the model required for specific applications.