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摘要

The intent of this book is to highlight modern environmental modeling methods, the basic theory behind them, and their incorporation into complex environmental studies. There are five different sections devoted to this subject. Part I begins with a discussion of the importance of developing appropriate protocols that consider standards, test procedures, and metrics for objective assessment of aquatic biogeochemical model performance, and then ends with detailed comments on how predictive and classification powers of artificial neural networks can be used in developing improved water quality models. Part II addresses assessment of pollutant loading due to hydrological considerations, including studies on delivery to surface waters from various nonpoint sources and/or stormwater runoff.