The Agricultural Catchments Programme ......Met Station Soil Profile & Phosphax Geodatabase Soil...

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The Agricultural Catchments Programme: INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT SARAH MECHAN* & OLIVER SHINE*, PER-ERIK MELLANDER, ALICE MELLAND, DAVID WALL, PAUL MURPHY, CATHAL BUCKLEY, GER SHORTLE & PHIL JORDAN *Data Management Team, Teagasc, Wexford & Athenry catchments@teagasc.ie [www.teagasc.ie/agcatchments] Geodatabase Several databases, including six ArcGIS geodatabases, have been designed to handle the extensive range of data generated by the programme. The geodatabases store, query, and manipulate geographic information and spatial data and create a central data repository which has the capacity to link to other ACP databases. These include a continuous hydro-meteorological time-series database, a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) database, topography and land cover geodatabases, farm business monitor data, farm nutrient management records and farm socio-economic and attitudinal surveys. Data download 294 Stations: Autosamplers X 24 Bankside (incl. N) Analysers X 6 Groundwater Level Loggers X 62 Handheld Velocimeter X 6 Met Stations X 7 Phosphorus Analysers X 6 Rain Gauges X 7 Sondes X5 Surface Water Level Loggers X 17 River-bed Velocimeters X8 Other Water Quality Sites X 146 = >3500 parameters Live graphs 10 min Time Series data: 10 min Original 10 min QC Hourly Mean Daily Min , Max, Mean Weekly Min, Max, Mean Monthly Min, Max, Mean Annual Min, Max, Mean Rating Curves INTRODUCTION The Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP) is conducted in six river catchments working in partnership with farmers and landowners to generate data on nutrient transfers from source use and status, hydrological pathways and delivery into river systems. An agronomic advice network is a cornerstone of this partnership. These data are used in an evaluation framework to assess land-nutrient-water interactions in the early years following the whole-territory adoption of the Nitrates Directive National Action Programme. An emphasis has been placed on high spatio-temporal empiricism in each component of the nutrient transfer continuum. For example, in so far as is practicable, a field-by-field assessment of nutrient use and status is compared with the requirements of the Action Programme and nutrient delivery to water bodies is monitored at up to sub-hourly resolution with an emphasis on phosphorus and nitrogen transfers. Catchments Six catchments have been instrumented and these were selected to cover a range of combinations of farming systems and soil nutrient loss risk scenarios. The main criteria used in the selection of the catchments were high farming intensity, vulnerability to nutrient loss, representation of important soil/farming practice combinations and a minimum of non-agricultural nutrient sources. Time Series Database The ACP captures continuous time series data (on 10 min intervals) from fixed field equipment ranging from meteorological instruments to advanced continuous water quality monitoring equipment. These data are integrated with water quality snapshot data taken from various locations within the catchments, using a WISKI database (Water Information System Kisters). Users are able to access this time series data using a thin web based Citrix client that delivers the WISKI system. Users also have remote access to the continuous water monitoring equipment through Netrix - a cloud based application that allows users to query, monitor and configure field equipment. Velocimeter Hydrometric Infrastructure Rain Gauge Well Drilling Nutrient Management Dairy Farming Ecology Survey Plot Fertiliser Application Snapshot Water Quality - Banskside Analyser & Phosphax Soil Profile Met Station Geodatabase Soil maps Connectivity maps LIMS Output maps Survey data Rules & integrity checks Printed under Licence No. 6155 from the Ordnance Survey Ireland WISKI NETRIX Geophysics Printed under Licence No. 6155 from the Ordnance Survey Ireland Printed under Licence No. 6155 from the Ordnance Survey Ireland

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The Agricultural Catchments Programme:INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT

SARAH MECHAN* & OLIVER SHINE*, PER-ERIK MELLANDER, ALICE MELLAND, DAVID WALL, PAUL MURPHY, CATHAL BUCKLEY, GER SHORTLE & PHIL JORDAN

*Data Management Team, Teagasc, Wexford & Athenry [email protected] [www.teagasc.ie/agcatchments]

GeodatabaseSeveral databases, including six ArcGIS geodatabases, have been designed tohandle the extensive range of data generated by the programme. The geodatabasesstore, query, and manipulate geographic information and spatial data and create acentral data repository which has the capacity to link to other ACP databases. Theseinclude a continuous hydro-meteorological time-series database, a LaboratoryInformation Management System (LIMS) database, topography and land covergeodatabases, farm business monitor data, farm nutrient management records andfarm socio-economic and attitudinal surveys.

Data download

294 Stations:

• Autosamplers X 24• Bankside (incl. N) Analysers X 6• Groundwater Level Loggers X 62• Handheld Velocimeter X 6• Met Stations X 7• Phosphorus Analysers X 6• Rain Gauges X 7• Sondes X 5• Surface Water Level Loggers X 17• River-bed Velocimeters X 8• Other Water Quality Sites X 146

= >3500 parameters

Live graphs

10 min Time Series data:

•10 min Original•10 min QC•Hourly Mean•Daily Min , Max, Mean•Weekly Min, Max, Mean•Monthly Min, Max, Mean•Annual Min, Max, Mean

Rating Curves

INTRODUCTIONThe Agricultural Catchments Programme (ACP) is conducted in six river catchments working in partnership with farmers and landowners to generate data on nutrient transfers from source use and status, hydrological pathways and deliveryinto river systems. An agronomic advice network is a cornerstone of this partnership. These data are used in an evaluation framework to assess land-nutrient-water interactions in the early years following the whole-territory adoption of theNitrates Directive National Action Programme. An emphasis has been placed on high spatio-temporal empiricism in each component of the nutrient transfer continuum. For example, in so far as is practicable, a field-by-field assessment ofnutrient use and status is compared with the requirements of the Action Programme and nutrient delivery to water bodies is monitored at up to sub-hourly resolution with an emphasis on phosphorus and nitrogen transfers.

CatchmentsSix catchments have been instrumented and these were selected to cover a range ofcombinations of farming systems and soil nutrient loss risk scenarios. The maincriteria used in the selection of the catchments were high farming intensity,vulnerability to nutrient loss, representation of important soil/farming practicecombinations and a minimum of non-agricultural nutrient sources.

Time Series DatabaseThe ACP captures continuous time series data (on 10 min intervals) from fixed fieldequipment ranging from meteorological instruments to advanced continuous waterquality monitoring equipment. These data are integrated with water quality snapshotdata taken from various locations within the catchments, using a WISKI database(Water Information System Kisters). Users are able to access this time series datausing a thin web based Citrix client that delivers the WISKI system. Users also haveremote access to the continuous water monitoring equipment through Netrix - acloud based application that allows users to query, monitor and configure fieldequipment.

Velocimeter

HydrometricInfrastructure

Rain Gauge

Well Drilling

NutrientManagement

Dairy Farming

EcologySurvey

Plot FertiliserApplication

Snapshot

Water Quality -Banskside Analyser

& PhosphaxSoil ProfileMet Station

Geodatabase

Soil maps

Connectivity maps

LIMS Output maps

Survey data

Rules & integrity checks

Printed under Licence No. 6155 from the Ordnance Survey Ireland

WISKI

NETRIX

GeophysicsPrinted under Licence No. 6155 from theOrdnance Survey Ireland

Printed under Licence No. 6155 from the Ordnance Survey Ireland