|
Name of Model
|
Contact |
Objective |
Scale |
Hydraulics |
Other physical parameters |
Water Quality Parameters |
Biological Interfaces |
Results single species |
Results species communities |
Applied Studies |
Validation qualitative/quantitative |
Availability of models |
Handbooks and further information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASIMIR |
Klaus Jorde, Matthias Schneider |
Benthos habitat quality, fish habitat quality |
Usually reaches up to 1 km |
Near bottom flow force statistical from FST-hemisphere measurements,Local
depth averaged flow velocities from 1-D model (HEC) followed by rule based
adaptation or any external 2-D model (interfaces available) |
Benthos: noneFish: Substratum, local depth, cover, pool types |
none |
Benthic species: FST-hemisphere based univariate Preference curvesFish:
Fuzzy rules or combinations of univariate preference curves |
Habitat quality maps, weighted usable areas, hydraulic suitability
indizes, Time series |
None (only independent single species habitats) |
Numerous projects related to Instream Flow, River Restoration,
Hydropeaking |
Predicted habitat quality vs. fish findings |
User friendly versions available for research (free) and commercial
studies (license) from contact persons |
Handbook under construction, courses available, numerous publications,
no good web-page at the moment |