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Learn How Scientists Monitor the Health of the NERRS Estuaries
A series of animations and visualizations will make it fun and easier for you to understand why scientists monitor estuaries and what parameters they use to measure water quality and weather patterns in an estuary.
Click here, or on the image to the right, to view this animated interpretation of the NERRS System-Wide Monitoring Program.
Technical Requirements:
- You will need to Download Flash Player
- After you have installed Flash Player in your computer, come back to this site and click on the link above to view this monitoring tutorial
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- Turn on the volume, this tutorial is accompanied by voice and sound.
Important NOTE: Please be patient in accessing the content of this tutorial. This is a very large video (124MB). Download time might take several minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Sample of topics covered:
- What is an Estuary?
- Characteristics of Estuaries
- Saltwater estuaries
- Freshwater estuaries
- Why are estuaries important?
- About the NERRS System-wide Monitoring Data
- About Water Quality Parametres
- Parametres discussed: water temperature, water level, salinity & conductivity, disolved oxygen, ph & trubidity
- This section explains why it is important to monitor these parametres, how they are reported and measured and the factors that influence them.
- About Weather Parametres
- Parametres discussed: Air temperature, barometric pressure, PAR, precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed & direction
- This section explains why it is important to monitor these parametres, how they are reported and measured and the factors that influence them.
- What does SWMP data tell us about the Old Woman Creek NERR (freshwater estuary)?
Special Thanks
Thank you to the staff of the Old Woman Creek NERR (OH), for designing and contributing this animated interpretation of the NERRS System-Wide Monitoring Program.
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Last Updated on: 08-11-2008
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