AUTOMATED STORM WATER SAMPLING ON SMALL WATERSHEDS
AUTOMATED STORM WATER SAMPLING ON SMALL WATERSHEDS
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小流域的自动暴雨采样
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发表时间:
2003
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R. M. Slade
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作者:
R. Harmel;K. King;R. M. Slade
Few guidelines are currently available to assist in designing appropriate automated storm water sampling
strategies for small watersheds. Therefore, guidance is needed to develop strategies that achieve an appropriate balance
between accurate characterization of storm water quality and loads and limitations of budget, equipment, and personnel. In
this article, we explore the important sampling strategy components (minimum flow threshold, sampling interval, and discrete
versus composite sampling) and project -specific considerations (sampling goal, sampling and analysis resources, and
watershed characteristics) based on personal experiences and pertinent field and analytical studies. These components and
considerations are important in achieving the balance between sampling goals and limitations because they determine how
and when samples are taken and the potential sampling error. Several general recommendations are made, including: setting
low minimum flow thresholds, using flow-interval or variable time-interval sampling, and using composite sampling to limit
the number of samples collected. Guidelines are presented to aid in selection of an appropriate sampling strategy based on
user’s project -specific considerations. Our experiences suggest these recommendations should allow implementation of a
successful sampling strategy for most small watershed sampling projects with common sampling goals.