Water Quality Remote Monitor Control and Data Management Software
Abstract
The increased need to monitor hydroproject releases and tailwaters has resulted in the need for simple, inexpensive water quality monitoring systems. The water quality parameters that are of primary importance to the Corps of Engineers are dissolved oxygen and temperature. These parameters are easily measured with off-the-shelf multiparameter data sondes. Many sondes can be programmed to record data, but sonde control, data storage, and data reporting to the end user are typically complicated. The software described in this documentation and the BASIC programs written in the accompanying appendix will communicate with and record temperature and dissolved oxygen data from a Hydrolab Instruments H20 multiparamter water quality data sonde. The password- protected program instantaneously stores data in daily and main data files, thus avoiding data loss due to buffer storage limitations. The program allows the operator to view previous files and to copy files onto a disk. The data are comma delimited allowing easy import into various database management programs. Each observation is 'stand alone' and includes all identifiers (station, data, time, ect.). A special variable, decimal hour, is calculated to represent time from the beginning of the year, in hours. This allows easy plotting and comparison of data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA286890
Entities
People
- Jennifer A. Moore
- Joe H. Carroll
- Michael C. Vorwerk