The impact of agricultural activities on water quality: A case for collaborative catchment-scale management using integrated wireless sensor networks

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-138

  Zia, Huma ^a   Harris, Nick R ^a   Merrett, Geoff V ^a   Rivers, Mark ^b   Coles, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural activities; Catchment; Collaborative; Water quality monitoring and management; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; RUNOFF; URBAN GROWTH; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; COLLABORATIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION OBSERVATIONS; INTEGRATED WIRELESS SENSOR; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CATCHMENT; COLLECTIVE ACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; GROUNDWATER; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; SENSOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879176119     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.05.001     Document Type: Review

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