Freshwater Water Quality Monitoring Protocol: Version FQ-2012.1, Southeast Alaska Network
Nagorski S, Sergeant CJ, Johnson WF, Moynahan BJ. 2012. Freshwater Water Quality Monitoring Protocol: Version FQ-2012.1, Southeast Alaska Network. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SEAN/NRR—2012/496. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Freshwater water quality is inextricably linked to the health of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This long-term monitoring protocol provides the information necessary to implement and sustain a long-term monitoring program, including the context and justification for water quality sampling, description of the sampling methodology, listing of staff roles, and detailed instructions for all aspects of field set-up, maintenance, data collection, storage, analysis, and reporting. Data and report products generated by this program will be publicly available on the SEAN web site. These products will inform park staff, managers, and outside parties of the status and trends of core water quality parameters, and describe the timing and magnitude of seasonal and annual variation of each parameter. Each year, from May 1 through October 31, water temperature, specific conductance, pH, and dissolved oxygen data will be collected hourly from one river in each SEAN park unit: the Salmon River (Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve), Taiya River (Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park), and Indian River (Sitka National Historical Park). To capture glacial influence on sediment loading, turbidity data will also be collected in the Taiya River. Annual and long-term report products are rigorously defined to ensure that future products consistently connect to the program objectives defined in this protocol. Data management procedures – including quality assurance, quality control, and data grading – are implemented to provide a properly archived, high-quality data set that serves as the single authoritative data source for all users.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Nagorski, Sonia; Sergeant, Christopher; Johnson, William; Moynahan, Brendan
- Date of Issue
- 2012-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- IMDP , NRSS , SEAN
- Keywords
- Alaska, Conductivity, Freshwater Quality, pH, River, sonde, Temperature, Turbidity, Water Quality
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry