Continuous Water Quality Monitoring (CWQM) Instruments Database

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.

连续水质监测（Continuous Water Quality Monitoring，简称CWQM）指结合原位（in situ）监测仪器与作业分析方法，可获取时空高密度数据集，仅需定期开展校准工作，无需常规采集与分析物理样本。

本次数据集收录了针对昆士兰州河口与海洋环境中部署的商用现成CWM仪器的评估结果。评估遵循以下五项标准：（一）分析物对建模与监测需求的适配性；（二）精准测定分析物浓度并捕捉相关时空变异性的能力；（三）购置成本与持续运维成本；（四）后勤保障条件，包括维护需求、安装部署、遥测基础设施及场地准入要求；（五）仪器操作便捷性，以及信息解读与应用所需的工作量。

本次评估结果用于制定支撑eReefs研究平台的CWQM实施方案，详细内容请参阅关联出版物。

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本数据集包含基于科学研究以及针对特定用途在特定时间点开展的仪器评估所形成的一般性表述。本信息可能已过时、不完整，或无法适用于任何特定场景，请自行承担复用风险。