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TY - JOUR
T1 - Fully integrated approach
T2 - an alternative solution of coupling a GIS and diffuse pollution models
AU - Liu, S.
AU - Brazier, Richard E.
AU - Heathwaite, Louise
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - diffuse pollution
KW - GIS
KW - modelling
KW - Nutrients
KW - phosphorus
U2 - 10.1007/s11783-013-0589-x
DO - 10.1007/s11783-013-0589-x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 8
SP - 616
EP - 623
JO - Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering
JF - Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering
SN - 2095-2201
IS - 4
ER -