Description:
This model replicates the results of Smith et al. for a water quality model of Pearl Lake, Minnesota. The objective is to use EFDC+ Explorer (EE) and EFDC+ to reproduce the algal community dynamics, water quality conditions, and fish habitat suitability previously modeled for this agricultural land-use dominated lake. The original study successfully predicted water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and algal dynamics across four general algal groups: (1) diatoms, (2) green algae, (3) cyanobacteria, and (4) haptophytes (flagellate algae). This test case replicates that framework within EFDC+, using the CE-QUAL-W2-based Pearl Lake model from Smith et al. as the reference benchmark, with a particular focus on the capacity of EFDC+ to simulate unlimited algal groups within its Water Quality module.
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