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Sampling the Environment: Twelve Key Questions That Need Answers
Author(s) -
Ramsey Michael H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geostandards and geoanalytical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.037
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 1639-4488
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.2004.tb00741.x
Subject(s) - key (lock) , sampling (signal processing) , reliability (semiconductor) , field (mathematics) , process (computing) , computer science , subject (documents) , management science , engineering ethics , engineering , library science , mathematics , computer security , power (physics) , physics , filter (signal processing) , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , computer vision , operating system
This review discusses the vital importance of field sampling as the first stage in the process of measuring the concentration of any components in the environment. The priorities for future research in this subject are identified by reference to twelve key questions that need to be addressed. These questions raise controversial issues, which need resolution before significant progress can be made in improving the quality of environmental measurements, and perhaps more importantly, the reliability of the decisions that are made worldwide that are based on these measurements.