TRACER modelling solute transport processes, consisting of advection, dispersion and mass reduction/generation by physical, chemical and biological mechanisms. TRACER is the transport and water quality module of the 1D free surface code MASCARET. TRACER simulates the evolution of several coupled tracers without retroaction on the flow with respect to hydraulic conditions, boundary conditions, external sources and biochemical interactions between tracers.

Example of applications

Simulation of water net heating along the Rhône river due to the operation of nuclear power utilities (from bottom to top: from upstream to downstream; from left to right: from 1st January to 31st December 2017)