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====Resources====
{{:merlin-expo:models:documentation_river_v1.4_with_corrections.doc|Documentation}} 

[[http://media.facilia.se/4fun/training/camtasia/River_Model_Tutorial/River_Model_Tutorial_player.html|Video tutorial]]


====Description====

The goal of the ‘River’ model is to dynamically simulate the distribution of organic contaminants and metals in abiotic media (i.e. water, suspended particulate matter and sediments) of river systems.
====Interface====
===Inputs===
^Name^Provided by^Comment^
|Elimination from biota|[[merlin-expo:models:Fish]],[[merlin-expo:models:Invertebrate]]| |
|Flow rate of the river|[[merlin-expo:models:River]],[[merlin-expo:models:River measurements]]| |
|Gaseous concentration in atmosphere|[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere]],[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere measurements]]| |
|Surface dry deposition flux of contaminated aerosols|[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere]],[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere measurements]]| |
|Surface wet deposition flux of contaminated aerosols|[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere]],[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere measurements]]| |
|Surface wet deposition flux of contaminated gas|[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere]],[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere measurements]]| |
|Uptake by biota|[[merlin-expo:models:Fish]],[[merlin-expo:models:Invertebrate]]| |
|Wash off|[[merlin-expo:models:Soil]],[[merlin-expo:models:Soil measurements]]| |
===Outputs===
^Name^Used by^Comment^
|Concentration of the chemical dissolved in river water|[[merlin-expo:models:Fish]],[[merlin-expo:models:Invertebrate]],[[merlin-expo:models:Phytoplankton]],[[merlin-expo:models:Human intake]],[[merlin-expo:models:Population intake]]| |
|Concentration of the chemical in raw river water|[[merlin-expo:models:Soil]],[[merlin-expo:models:Grain]],[[merlin-expo:models:Leaf]]| |
|Diffusion from air to water|[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere]]| |
|Diffusion from water to air|[[merlin-expo:models:Atmosphere]]| |
|Flow rate of the river|[[merlin-expo:models:River]]| |
|Temperature of river water|[[merlin-expo:models:Fish]],[[merlin-expo:models:Invertebrate]]| |
====Working with the river model====
====See also====
  * [[:Library]]