Rhode River Salinity Monitor Sal47DK

The salinity monitors are part of Coastal Intensive Site Network (CISNet) at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, MD. The premise of SERC's CISNet program is that many of the human activities and natural processes that place stress on estuarine ecosystems result in characteristic changes in the optical properties of the water. Instrumentation has been installed to monitor light absorption and transmittance at nine wavelengths. Salinity monitors enable SERC scientists to quantify rates of water exchange between the Rhode River and Chesapeake Bay.

Data and Resources

Field Value
access_constraints ["Use Constraints: We will not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data.", "Access Constraints: Available by download"]
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contact-email gallegos@serc.si.edu
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metadata_created 2025-11-22T06:13:31.217754
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T06:13:31.217758
notes The salinity monitors are part of Coastal Intensive Site Network (CISNet) at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, MD. The premise of SERC's CISNet program is that many of the human activities and natural processes that place stress on estuarine ecosystems result in characteristic changes in the optical properties of the water. Instrumentation has been installed to monitor light absorption and transmittance at nine wavelengths. Salinity monitors enable SERC scientists to quantify rates of water exchange between the Rhode River and Chesapeake Bay.
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title Rhode River Salinity Monitor Sal47DK