GLOBAL-FATE is a GIS-based model that simulates the fate of contaminants from human consumption discharged to the global river network. We provide here an outline of the utility of GLOBAL-FATE as an assessment tool for the fate of chemicals delivered from point sources to the fluvial system. The nature of the model allows using any microcontaminant that decreases at a rate proportional to its concentration in the aquatic media.
Highlights
• A GIS-based model for simulation of contaminant flow through the river network is presented
• It performs a global calculation and is as well suited for single (at small scale) basins
• It is adaptable to a wide range of solutes
• The model allows mapping the contaminant concentrations
Software availability
Name of software: GLOBAL-FATE
Developers: Carme Font, Francesco Bregoli and Rafael Marcé
Email: [email protected] , [email protected]
Contact address: Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain
Availability: Free download at https://github.com/ICRA/GLOBALFATE
First available year: 2018
System requirements: Windows, Mac OS or Linux/Unix
Programming language: C
For any question, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Please refer our article: Font, C., Bregoli, F., Acuña, V., Sabater, S., and Marcé, R.: GLOBAL-FATE (version 1.0.0): A geographical information system (GIS)-based model for assessing contaminants fate in the global river network, Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 5213–5228, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-5213-2019, 2019.
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