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5 Integration and Coordination with Existing Networks
5 Integration and Coordination with Existing Networks
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. The WATERS Science Plan lists programs in other agencies, but much remains to be done in the conceptual design phase to describe well-defined partnerships with agencies that have water programs.
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Areas and agencies where WATERS has established links or anticipates establishing them include: • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) efforts related to Integrated Water Resources Science and Services, • National Water Quality Monitoring Council recommendation for a National Water Quality Monitoring Network, • The U.S.
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Within the USGS, the WATERS team would benefit from interacting with the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA)
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Some of the existing missions, however, may not yet be operational when WATERS is implemented. New missions that will provide clear benefits to WATERS include Soil Moisture and Freeze/Thaw for Weather and Water Cycle Processes; Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite II; Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events; LIDAR Surface Topography; and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment II, among others.
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The science and data that will be delivered by the WATERS Network could be of great value to planning and developing future water-related earth science missions. Currently, NASA has a need for soil moisture measurements that could support its Soil Moisture and Freeze/Thaw for Weather and Water Cycle Processes mission and the development of algorithms for water-related variables and calibration of space-based sensors (as outlined in NRC, 2007)
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WATERS could also benefit from the use of EPA's technologies such as the standard water quality sondes being deployed to measure standard water quality parameters (e.g., pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature) and biomonitors used to assess stress levels resulting from contaminated water.
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USDA's Agricultural Research Service supports research at approximately 100 sites across the country, and these research sites and laboratories may offer additional opportunities for useful collaborations with WATERS. Other Mission-Oriented Federal Agencies This report does not attempt to recount exhaustively the wide variety of relevant data networks, laboratories, and research activities that would support WATERS.
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• Water quality and habitat data. State and local agencies may be able to provide estimates of effluent discharges, water quality measurements, and impacts on biological systems for assessing pollution sources.
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The procedures and decision process for developing common data objectives, human subject approval standards, and instrumentation need to be developed in conjunction with the site selection process, because early participation of at least some critical local agencies is more likely to secure the broader participation of similar agencies. The theoretical and practical trade-offs between the required uniformity of core networkwide data and the potential richness of site-specific data beyond this core will require an ongoing assessment procedure, and the data storage and retrieval system must be planned with these trade-offs in mind.
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There are a number of other international science and engineering programs that could also be useful points of contact for WATERS internationally. Programs administered through the United Nations, including the World Meteorological Organization and its Climate and Hydrology division, the United Nations Environmental Programme and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization's International Hydrology Programme are examples.
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54 Review of the WATERS Network Science Plan mon agenda that transcends normal agency activities and provides opportunities to contribute to a broader integrated agenda. To achieve this goal, the WATERS team should involve appropriate federal agencies, state and local governments, organizations, and international programs at an early stage.
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