Earth Observation Techniques to Assess Water Quality Monitoring in the Murray Darling Basin of Australia

Table 5.

Available archive of field sampledWQP data

Agency Name Date of acquisition Location WQP measured Number of observations

NOWPS  November 2008 to May 2009 Downstrean of Yarrawonga Weir to Murray River at Albury (Union Bridge) Chl-a, PC, Turbidity, Temperature 2-5 taken at 21 different days
MDBA long term sampling        
MDBA_DSE   River Murray at Heywoods (409016) Chl-a and Turbidity 1 taken at 16 different days
MDBA_NOW   Downstream of Yarrawonga Weir (409025) Chl-a and Turbidity 1 taken at 30 different days
MDBAPS  10-12 March 2010 Hume Dam PC, Turbidity, Temperature 38800  taken in 3 days