Continuous Instream Monitoring of Nutrients and Sediment in Agricultural WatershedsNiroj Aryal 1,2, Michele L. Reba 2
1Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE), 2Delta Water Management Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Unit USDA-ARS
With the advancement of technology and the rise in end-user expectations, the need and use of higher temporal resolution data for pollutant load estimation has increased. This protocol describes a method for continuous in situ water quality monitoring to obtain higher temporal resolution data for informed water resource management decisions.