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... inclucles providing the Task Force with scientific overview and technical assessment of the restoration activities and plans, while also providing focused advice on technical topics of importance to the restoration efforts. One such topic that the committee has addressed is the methods by which hydrologic performance measures are identified for the Restoration Plan and the way that these measures will be used to assess the restoration process.
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... It then prepared a white paper on the role of flow in the Everglades ridge and slough landscape, had it peer-reviewed, and released it in final form in January 2003. Between the peer review and the final release, the CROGEE held a Workshop on Flows and Levels in the Ridge and Slough Region of the Everglades in Miami, Florida on October 15, 2002 to gather additional background and information and to discuss the science informing the White Paper's conclusions and recommendations.
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... The White Paper's recommendation to conduct a comprehensive multidisciplinary study of the paTeoenvironmental history of the ridge and slough landscape is well justified in this regard. Because it is not clear whether the ridge and slough landscape is maintained by average or extreme conditions, it is important that monitoring be designed to provide integrated measurements of flow and sediment transport for the full range of flow conditions, especially including extreme events.
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... , timing, and distribution in their design. However, development of numeric performance measures for speed of flow would not be appropriate until there is a better scientific understanding of the processes that underlie maintenance of ridges and sloughs, including water flows, water levels, extreme events, fire, and their interactions.
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