Prediction of sediment, particulate nutrient and dissolved nutrient concentrations in a dry tropical river to provide input to a mechanistic coastal water quality model
A GAM is applied to predict dissolved and particulate nutrient concentrations. A thorough performance evaluation was conducted. Tributary flows were required to successfully predict dissolved nutrients. The Nogoa catchment is an important source of dissolved phosphorus in the Fitzroy. The models will provide input to a mechanistic receiving waters model.
catchment model regression watershed phosphate empirical vs. deterministic modelling