dc.contributor.author | Smith, Eric | |
dc.contributor.author | Fulford, Janice | |
dc.contributor.author | Bittig, Henry | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruberg, Steve | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-16T17:37:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-16T17:37:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Smith, 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-282 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/725 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-282 | |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | ACT DO Sensor Verification Protocols; PV14-0a | |
dc.rights | CC0 1.0 Universal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ | * |
dc.title | Protocols for the Performance Verification of In situ Dissolved Oxygen Sensors: October 20, 2014, Amended December 10, 2014. | en_US |
dc.type | Report | en_US |
dc.description.status | Published | en_US |
dc.format.pages | 22pp. | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | Solomons, MD | en_US |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Biogeochemistry | en_US |
dc.description.currentstatus | Current | en_US |
dc.description.eov | Oxygen | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Best Practice | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Standard Operating Procedure | en_US |
obps.contact.contactemail | info@act-us.info | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | http://www.act-us.info/evaluations.php | en_US |