Continuous Water Quality Monitoring (CWQM) refers to the application of in situ instrumentation coupled with operational and analytical methodologies that enable acquisition of temporally and (or) spatially dense datasets without the need for routine collection and analysis of physical samples other than for periodic calibration purposes.
This data collection contains the results of an evaluation of commercially available CWM instruments for deployment in Queensland estuarine and marine settings. The instruments were evaluated on criteria which included (i) utility of analyte to both modelling and monitoring requirements, (ii) ability to
measure analyte concentrations accurately and capture relevant temporal and spatial variability, (iii) cost, both capital and ongoing operational, (iv) logistics, including maintenance requirements, mounting, telemetry infrastructure and site access, and (v) ease of instrument operation and the required effort for information to be understood and applied.
This information was used to inform the strategy for implementing a CWQM program to support the eReefs research platform (please refer to the linked publication for details)
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The information contained in this datasets includes general statements based on scientific research and on evaluation of instruments as they were at a particular point in time for a specific set of purposes. This information may be obsolete, incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. Reuse it at your own risk.
