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. 2020 May 4;20(9):2626. doi: 10.3390/s20092626

Table 3.

Configuration of the AEM3D model for the Paprocany reservoir.

Parameters Values
Time step (s) 120
Mean albedo of the water for shortwave radiation 0.08
Mean albedo of the water for long wave radiation 0.03
Wind drag coefficient 0.0013
Drag coefficient on bottom cells 0.005
Sediments reflectivity 0.9
Surface heat transfer coefficient 0.0015
Light extinction coefficients (m−1) Photosynthetically active radiation Near infrared Ultra violet A Ultra violet B
1.0 0.2 1.8 2.5
Phytoplankton mixotrophs Cyano-bacteria green algae Diatoms
Variable internal N and P store Yes
Vertical migration and settling type Motile Constant
Constant settling velocity (m s−1) - - - −0.12 × 10−6
Type of light limitation algorithm photo-inhibition no photoinhibition
Half saturation constant for density increase (uEm−2 s−1) - 278 25 -
Rate coefficient for density increase (kgm−3 min−1) - 0.9 -
Minimum rate of density decreases with time (kgm−3 min−1) - 0.041 -
Rate for light dependent migration velocity (m h−1) 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.85
Rate for nutrient dependent migration velocity (m h−1) 0.27 0.30 0.30 0.65
Maximum N fixation rate(mg N mg Chl a 24 h−1) 0 2 0 0
C:Chlorophyll a ratio 40
Light saturation for maximum production (µEm−2 s−1) 390 500 300 100
Initial slope of photosynthesis-irradiance curve (µE m−2 s−1) 140 150 100 80
Maximum potential growth rate (d−1) 1.3 1.0 1.5 3.2
Optimum temperature for growth (°C) 20 20 24 18
Maximum temperature for growth (°C) 28 35 30 30
Standard temperature for growth (°C) 20 20 17 15
Half saturation constant for P 0.001
Half saturation constant for N 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.04
Maximum internal N concentration
(mg N mg Chla−1)
12.5 5.0
Minimum internal N concentration
(mg N mg Chla−1)
3.5 2.5 3.0 2.7
Maximum internal P concentration
(mg P mg Chla−1)
0.76 1.50 1.00 0.64
Minimum internal P concentration
(mg P mg Chla−1)
0.34 0.10 0.30 0.62
Specific attenuation coefficient
(µg chla L−1m−1)
0.02 0.02 0.04 0.04
Minimum density (kg m−3)
Temperature multiplier for respiration 1.04 1.03 1.08 1.07
Respiration rate coefficient (d−1) 0.2