Advances in sensor technology enable the monitoring of water quality in real time, with high frequency, and for extended time periods. In order... » More

Advances in sensor technology enable the monitoring of water quality in real time, with high frequency, and for extended time periods. In order to implement water quality observation with in situ sensors, users must consider the observing infrastructure and the cyberinfrastructure necessary for the collection, transmittal, storage, and sharing of resulting data. To facilitate sharing of and access to hydrologic data the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) has developed an Hydrologic Information System (HIS), which includes a suite of integrated tools to manage, disseminate, and publish hydrologic and water quality data. A case study of a sensor network within the Little Bear River, Utah, USA will be used to demonstrate the application of CUAHSI HIS tools. The presentation, by Amber Jones,will also describe the establishment and maintenance of the sensor network, including an overview of options available for data telemetry to communicate with sensors remotely and in real time. This talk and others were part of the Advanced Aquatic Sensors (AAS) Workshop funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and held at the University of Michigan Biological Station from September 12-13th, 2011.

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