c |
Concentration value |
μg/l |
ccal |
Calculated concentration value |
μg/l |
cd |
Dissolved substance concentration |
μg/l |
cd,sed |
Dissolved substance concentration in the sediment pore water |
μg/l |
cd,wc |
Dissolved substance concentration in the water column |
μg/l |
cs |
Concentration of sorbed substance |
μg/kg |
cSMLd |
Dissolved concentration in the surface micro layer |
μg/l |
ctot |
Total (dissolved + absorbed) substance concentration |
μg/l |
ctot,wc |
Total substance concentration in the water column |
μg/l |
D |
Diffusion coefficient |
m2/h |
Dlayer |
Diffusion coefficient in laminar layer (water column/sediment) |
m2/h |
dosage |
Amount sprayed per m2 |
μg/m2 |
Dsed |
Diffusion coefficient for sediment pore diffusion |
m2/h |
DSML |
Diffusion coefficient in the surface micro layer |
m2/h |
DT50 |
Half life time for degradation |
d |
Dgr |
Rate of degradation |
μg/(l h) |
f |
Probability density function |
- |
h |
Probability density function for both variability and uncertainty |
- |
k |
First order degradation coefficient |
(1/h) |
Kom |
Adsorption coefficient in relation to organic matter |
l/kg |
Kd |
Adsorption coefficient in relation to dry bulk concentration |
l/kg |
kdsus |
Adsorption coefficient between water and sedimenting solids |
kg/l |
keff |
Effective 1. order removal constant |
1/h |
Klayer |
Resistance of the laminar layer (water column/sediment) |
m |
Kow |
Octanol/water distribution coefficient |
- |
kvol |
First order volatilization rate from water surface into the air |
l/(m2h) |
L1 |
Vertical length scale for substance (S1) diffusion in sediment |
m |
L2 |
Vertical length scale for substance (S2) diffusion in sediment |
m |
Ldosage |
The thickness of the sprayed layer on the water surface |
m |
Lh |
Vertical length scale for sediment surface heterogeneity |
m |
Llayer |
Thickness of laminar layer between water column and sediment |
m |
LSML |
Thickness of the SML |
m |
Lwc |
Water depth (equal water column high) |
m |
M |
Number of comparisons in the objective function O |
- |
MW |
Molecular weight |
g/mol |
N |
Number of parameters in the density distribution |
- |
n |
Number of replicates |
- |
O |
Objective function for parameter calibration |
- |
 |
Parameter vector in probability density function |
- |
Psat |
Vapor pressure |
Pa |
R |
Retention factor i form of the ratio between cd and ctot |
- |
Rate |
The substance uptake rate between water column and sediment |
μg/(m2h) |
Rmacro,wc |
Retention factor in the water column due to macroscopic surfaces |
- |
Rsed |
Retention factor in the sediment |
- |
RSML |
Retention factor in the surface micro layer |
- |
R,sed |
Retention factor in the sediment pore water due to the pore walls |
- |
Rsus,wc |
Retention factor in the water column caused by suspended solids |
- |
S1 |
Substance 1 |
μg/l |
S2 |
Substance 2 |
μg/l |
sed |
Rate of removed substance by sedimentation per unit bottom area |
μg/(m2 h) |
Sw |
Solubility |
μg/l |
t |
Time since application of pesticide on the water surface |
h |
vola |
Volatilization rate from water surface into the air |
μg/(m2 h) |
vsed |
Sedimentation flux of suspended solids |
Kg/(m2h) |
x |
Downward distance from water or sediment surface |
m |
 |
Density function for each element in the parameter vector ( ) |
- |
Greek letters |
μ |
True concentration mean value |
μg/l |
μest |
Estimated concentration mean value |
μg/l |
σ |
Standard deviation for concentration measurements |
μg/l |
σhigh |
Standard deviation for concentration measurements related for high dosage |
μg/l |
σlow |
Standard deviation for concentration measurements related for low dosage |
μg/l |
θ |
Volume fraction of water |
- |
ρ |
Dry bulk density |
kg/l |
 |
Parameter vectors for the probability density functions  |
- |