Water and Sediment Quality: Five Year Science Plan for the Tampa Bay Study

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Water and Sediment Quality, Locate and Quantify Groundwater, Map and Quantify Sediment Contaminants and Resuspension, Characterize and Model Surface Water Quality and Circulation , Partners, Collaborators, and Their Contributions

Five Year Science Plan for the Tampa Bay Study
Project Leader: Kimberly Yates - April 15, 2003

Task 2: Water and Sediment Quality - Characterize and Model Surface Water Quality and Circulation

2g. Real-time monitor bio-optical parameters (including chlorophyll a and turbidity) and nutrients for validation of the water quality component of an integrated model. Resources made available from completed research objectives will be redirected to instrumentation and maintenance for monitoring exercises. Critical Science Gaps IIE and IIIC.

2h. Real-time monitor water column velocity (surface to seafloor) using ADCP fixed station velocity instrumentation at 5 to 10 locations throughout the bay for validation of the circulation component of an integrated model. As resources become available from completed research objectives they will be redirected to purchase necessary instrumentation and maintenance fees. Critical Science Gaps IIIC and IIIE.

2i. Real-time monitor wave pressure, salinity/conductivity, and temperature via fixed gauging stations at a minimum of 5 locations within the bay to validate circulation and sediment transport components of an integrated model. Resources made available from completed research objectives will be redirected to instrumentation and maintenance for monitoring exercises. Critical Science Gaps IIE, IIIC, and IIID.