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The EC Bathing Water Directive: a Sampling Problem
Author(s) -
CURRAN J. C.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1989.tb01420.x
Subject(s) - bathing , water framework directive , sampling (signal processing) , directive , environmental science , convergence (economics) , environmental engineering , water quality , computer science , geography , telecommunications , ecology , detector , economic growth , economics , biology , programming language , archaeology
The relatively frequent observation, during periods of onshore drift, of a surface line of convergence in nearshore coastal waters may have significant implications for the sampling procedure used for monitoring compliance with the EC Bathing Water Directive. A simple theory is developed for predicting the formation of the convergence line, and a possible alternative sampling method is suggested.