SOP 2 – Preparation of the Logging Station; A Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region
Kopp BS and Neckles HA. 2009. SOP 2 – Preparation of the Logging Station; A Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This is an SOP of "A Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region" (https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Profile/2218712). This SOP describes methods for permitting, installing, and maintaining stations for continuous monitoring of water quality using the YSI 6600EDS multi-parameter sonde. NPS Northeast Region coastal parks are each quite different, and this SOP allows for a variety of approaches to constructing continuous monitoring stations. The exact architecture of the logging stations is flexible to accommodate variation in geographic setting, vulnerability to inadvertent damage or vandalism, and logistical considerations. Consequently, some portions of this SOP provide general guidance while other portions firmly prescribe standard methods necessary to achieve performance standards and data compatibility. This distinction is emphasized where applicable in the SOP. At each park, one station is established for continuous monitoring throughout each index period. These stations are not part of the RTS design and are selected using best professional judgment. To the extent possible, their positions should be representative of the overall estuary, while also take into account logistical considerations such as ease of access, interference with public use of the resource, and vulnerability to vandalism or incidental damage. To reduce interference of sun-shadows on measurements of photosynthetically available radiation (PAR), ideal continuous-monitoring stations will be located on structures that are unobstructed to the South. The water depth (at low tide) must be at least 1.25 m at all times in order to accommodate the PAR sensors. This assumes they are packaged to the YSI 6600EDS, but shallower depths (down to 0.85 m) can be accommodated if necessary.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Kopp, Blaine; Neckles, Hilary
- Date of Issue
- 2009-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ASIS , CACO , COLO , FIIS , GATE , GEWA , NCBN , NRSS
- Keywords
- Assateague Island National Seashore, estuarine habitats, Estuary, Fire Island National Seashore, Gateway National Recreation Area, Monitoring, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Nutrient Enrichment, Nutrients, Plant Communities, plant cover, Sea grass, Soil Chemistry, Species Composition, Vegetation, Vegetation cover, Water Chemistry, Water Clarity , Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring, Wetlands
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Nutrient Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Estuarine Communities , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Non-point Source Human Effects | Non-point Source Human Effects , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Nutrient Dynamics | Nutrient Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Energy Flow | Primary Production