SIMPATICO
SIMPATICO SYSTEM
Environmental monitoring at the mouth of the Guadiana Estuary
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The SIMPATICO is an autonomous system for water quality and current monitoring, installed at the mouth of the Guadiana Estuary (Southern Portugal-Spain border
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The system is operational since March 2008, providing unique months-long time-series at high frequency (hourly and 15 min) of:
- Currents (every 80 cm along the water column);
- Water level;
- Water Quality: temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll and pH
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For detailed information, see:
- Garel E, Ferreira Ó, 2015. Multi-year high-frequency physical and environmental observations at the Guadiana Estuary. Earth System Science Data, 7(2), 299-309.
- Garel E. & Ferreira Ó, 2011. Monitoring estuaries using non-permanent stations: practical aspects and data examples. Ocean Dynamics 61, 7, 891-902.
- Garel E. , Nunes S., Neto J. M. Fernandes R., Neves R., Marques J. C., Ferreira Ó., 2009.The autonomous Simpatico system for real-time continuous water-quality and current velocity monitoring: examples of application in three Portuguese estuaries. Geo-Marine Letters, 29, 5, 331-341.
Contact: Dr. Erwan Garel (Este endereço de email está protegido contra piratas. Necessita ativar o JavaScript para o visualizar.)