Riverine community habitat assessment and restoration methodlogy
US5757665A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/04
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of producing quantitative criteria for optimizing river water rerces under variable flow conditions is described. The method includes calculating a bivariate frequency distribution from data representing flow conditions of a target reach of river, calculating a bivariate frequency distribution from data representing flow conditions of a standard reach of river, and comparing the target frequency distribution with the standard frequency distribution, thereby to assess the degree of similarity between the target flow conditions and the standard flow conditions. The similarity coefficients serve as the criteria by which water resource decisions are made. Ecosystem level impacts are defensibly assessed while optimizing water resource allocation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.