Numerical Modelling of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality - Water Webinars
Numerical Modelling of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
14h30-15h30 (Tehran) |11h00-12h00 (GMT) |19h00-20h00 (Beijing)
| Speaker
Seyed Abbas HOSSEINI SADABADI
Senior Researcher INRS, Canada
| Moderator
Mohammad Javad OSTAD MIRZA TEHRANI
Director of Water Matters Laboratory (WML)
| Abstract
Water quality modeling is paramount for unraveling
the intricacies of water systems, predicting the
ramifications of human activities, and refining
management practices and policies. Through
scenario simulations, stakeholders can forecast
outcomes, evaluate regulatory efficacy, and devise
effective strategies for pollution mitigation and
habitat
restoration.
Moreover, water quality
modeling aids in assessing the impacts of climate
change, bolstering environmental planning efforts,
and facilitating evidence-based decision-making via
comprehensive datasets. Ultimately, it serves as a
cornerstone in safeguarding water resources for
present and future generations. This presentation will
describe a case study of Lake St. Charles in Quebec,
Canada, an exemplar of a rural-urban lake facing
challenges from urbanization and wastewater.
Through meticulous modeling, seasonal variations
and environmental factors influencing phytoplankton
cycles were illuminated, informing proactive water
management strategies. This presentation will also
showcase how the integration of cutting-edge
modeling techniques with on-the-ground data
collection can pave the way for transformative
advancements in water resource management,
ensuring the long-term health and vitality of our
waterways
| Speaker Bio
Seyed Abbas Hosseini Sadabadi is currently a senior
postdoctoral researcher at Institut National de la
Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Quebec, Canada,
working on water quality modeling in St. Charles
Lake, a drinking water reservoir in Quebec. He
received his Ph.D. in Environmental and
infrastructure Engineering in 2017 from the
Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi), Milan, Italy. His
work at PoliMi mainly was to introduce a novel
conceptual framework to define and study the
Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptors of bed-load
sediment transport in rivers. Seyed Abbas also wrote
a book chapter in GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary
Sciences, Springer, entitled, “An analysis of
entrainment and deposition rate fluctuations in weak
bed-load transport”. He then joined AmirKabir
University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic),
Tehran, Iran in 2018 as a postdoctoral research
fellow and has been involved in the analysis of 2019
floods in Iran, taking into account the management
of the risks through a multi-hazard approach and to
guarantee the schematic strategy and operation. He
also investigated the Einstein's equation for bed-load
sediment transport and modified a new version of
this equation with better predictability of bed-load
fluxes. His current project at INRS aims to conduct a
comprehensive 3D numerical simulation to assess
current water quality conditions in Lake St. Charles
while also projecting future scenarios. The
simulation will provide valuable insights into the
lake's water quality dynamics, enabling better
management and conservation efforts