Water-bloom prediction is important to environmental protection, and the mechanism model of water-bloom is the basis of water-bloom prediction.A model for algae growth was set up based on the analysis and research about the mechanism of water-bloom engendering.The model described the relationship of chlorophyll-a and temperature, solar illumination, overall phosphor, and was applicable to the lakes whose nutrition factor is restricted by phosphor in nutrition circle, without considering the influence of hydrodynamics.And an optimal method of estimating optimal parameters in a nonlinear minimum problem with constraints was proposed.The parameters in the model, such as maximum growth rate of alga, half - saturation coefficient of light, half - saturation coefficient of phosphor, maximum death rate of alga, net loss velocity of alga, and so on, were evaluated by the multi-parameter simultaneous estimation method and validated by experimental data.Through simulation and experiments, the result showed that the model could better describe the change of water-bloom from engendering to burst-out and provide reference for water-bloom prediction and control.
