Emerging Tools for Continuous Nutrient Monitoring Networks: Sensors Advancing Science and Water Resources Protection

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 993-1008

  Pellerin, Brian A ^a   Stauffer, Beth A ^b   Young, Dwane A ^c   Sullivan, Daniel J ^d   Bricker, Suzanne B ^e   Walbridge, Mark R ^f   Clyde, Gerard A ^g   Shaw, Denice M ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d WISCONSIN WATER SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^g US Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District   (United States)

Author keywords

information management; nutrients; sensors; water quality

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENTS; SENSORS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; INTEGRATED MONITORING; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; WATER QUALITY IMPAIRMENT; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER RESOURCES PROTECTIONS; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MONITORING SYSTEM; NITRATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POLICY MAKING; REAL TIME; SENSOR; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ALGAE;

EID: 84958568894     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12386     Document Type: Article

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