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The role of remotely sensed and relayed data in the Delaware River BasinA discussion is presented of the planned integration of the existing Delaware River Basin water quality monitoring and data processing systems with a data relay experiment proposed for the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)-A, which will be launched in 1972. The experiment is designed to use ERTS-A as a data relay link for a maximum of 20 hydrologic stations in the basin, including streamgaging, reservoir level, ground water level,and water quality monitoring stations. This experiment has the potential for reducing the timelag between data collection and dissemination to less than 12 hours. At present there is a significant timelag between the time when the data are recorded at a monitoring site and the water resources agencies receive the data. The timelag exists because most of these instruments operate in remote locations without telementry, and the data records are removed manually, generally at a weekly frequency. For most water quality monitoring, the data do not reach water resources agencies for a period of 2 weeks to 2 months.
Document ID
19720004655
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Paulson, R. W. (Geological Survey Harrisburg, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1970
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Manned Spacecraft Center 3d Ann. Earth Resources Program Rev., Vol. 3
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
72N12304
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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