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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Eric
dc.contributor.authorFulford, Janice
dc.contributor.authorBittig, Henry
dc.contributor.authorRuberg, Steve
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-16T17:37:07Z
dc.date.available2019-01-16T17:37:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationSmith, E.; Fulford, J.; Bittig, H. and Ruberg, S. (2014) Protocols for the Performance Verification of In situ Dissolved Oxygen Sensors: October 20, 2014, Amended December 10, 2014. Solomons, MD, Alliance for Coastal Technologies, 22pp. (ACT DO Sensor Verification Protocols, PV14-0a). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-282en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11329/725
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-282
dc.description.abstractThe Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) has initiated this Performance Verification of commercially available in situ dissolved oxygen (DO) sensors as a follow up to the first ACT Technology Evaluation conducted on DO sensors in 2003/2004. Over the past 10 years, there have been significant advancements in this class of instrumentation, while the need for accurate and reliable spatially and temporally intensive measurements of DO remains a high priority in fresh, coastal and ocean waters around the world. ACT selected in situ DO sensors for its next technology evaluation based on 1) DO sensors being an NOS priority for habitat quality monitoring and ecological forecasting; and 2) a consensus from stakeholders of the need for performance information on the “next generation” DO sensors that have been developed over the last decade since ACT’s previous evaluation. The DO sensor verification will follow ACT’s standard evaluation process. These test protocols delineate how ACT will evaluate the performance characteristics of in situ DO sensors through the collection and analysis of quality-assured environmental data. The overall goals of ACT’s verification program are to provide industry with an opportunity to have a third-party (ACT) test their instruments in both controlled laboratory settings and in diverse field applications within a range of coastal environments, and to provide users of this technology with an independent and credible assessment of instrument performance. The Verification program also provides an opportunity to promote emerging technologies to the scientific and management communities. The instrument performance characteristics examined in the verification reflect the needs of the broader research and management communities. The fundamental objectives of this Performance Verification are to: (1) highlight the capabilities of particular in situ DO sensors by demonstrating their utility in a range of coastal environments; (2) verify the claims of manufacturers on the performance characteristics of commercially available DO sensors when tested in a controlled laboratory setting, and (3) verify performance characteristics of commercially available DO sensors when applied in real world applications in a diverse range of coastal environments. ACT does not certify technologies, nor guarantee that technologies will always operate at the verified standards, especially under conditions other than those used in testing; ACT does not seek to determine regulatory compliance; does not rank technologies, nor directly compare performance between specific instruments; ACT does not label, nor list technologies as “acceptable” or “unacceptable;” and does not seek to determine “best available technology” in any way. ACT will avoid any statements that imply “winners or losers”. Thus, although the following protocols will be used to test all instruments evaluated in this program, there will be no direct comparisons of instruments. After the tests are complete, Instrument Performance Verification Statements for each instrument will be released to the public.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAlliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesACT DO Sensor Verification Protocols; PV14-0a
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/*
dc.titleProtocols for the Performance Verification of In situ Dissolved Oxygen Sensors: October 20, 2014, Amended December 10, 2014.en_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.format.pages22pp.en_US
dc.description.refereedRefereeden_US
dc.publisher.placeSolomons, MDen_US
dc.subject.parameterDisciplineBiogeochemistryen_US
dc.description.currentstatusCurrenten_US
dc.description.eovOxygenen_US
dc.description.bptypeBest Practiceen_US
dc.description.bptypeStandard Operating Procedureen_US
obps.contact.contactemailinfo@act-us.info
obps.resourceurl.publisherhttp://www.act-us.info/evaluations.phpen_US


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