Open AccessCoordinating standards and applications for optical water quality sensor networks
Author(s) -
Bergamaschi Brian,
Pellerin Brian
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2011eo300003
Subject(s) - warning system , water quality , environmental science , geological survey , data collection , data quality , quality (philosophy) , computer science , environmental monitoring , remote sensing , early warning system , data science , environmental resource management , engineering , telecommunications , geography , environmental engineering , geology , ecology , paleontology , statistics , metric (unit) , operations management , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Joint USGS‐CUAHSI Workshop: In Situ Optical Water Quality Sensor Networks; Shepherdstown, West Virginia, 8–10 June 2011 ; Advanced in situ optical water quality sensors and new techniques for data analysis hold enormous promise for advancing scientific understanding of aquatic systems through measurements of important biogeochemical parameters at the time scales over which they vary. High‐frequency and real‐time water quality data also provide the opportunity for early warning of water quality deterioration, trend detection, and science‐based decision support. However, developing networks of optical sensors in freshwater systems that report reliable and comparable data across and between sites remains a challenge to the research and monitoring community. To address this, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI), convened a 3‐day workshop to explore ways to coordinate development of standards and applications for optical sensors, as well as handling, storage, and analysis of the continuous data they produce.