Hydrological Monitoring System of the Navío-Quebrado Coastal Lagoon (Colombia): A Very Low-Cost, High-Value, Replicable, Semi-Participatory Solution with Preliminary Results DOI Open Access
Andrea Nardini, Jairo R. Escobar Villanueva, Jhonny Pérez

et al.

Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(16), P. 2248 - 2248

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Like many coastal lagoons in several countries, the “Navío Quebrado” lagoon (La Guajira, Colombia) is a very delicate and precious environment; indeed, it nationally recognized Flora Fauna Sanctuary. Several factors, including climate change, are threatening its existence because of changes governing hydro-morphological biological processes. Certainly, first step to addressing this problem understand hydrological behavior be able replicate, via simulation, recent history before inferring likely futures. These potential futures will marked by water input tributary, Camarones River, modified exchange with sea, according foreseen sea level rise pattern, as well different evaporation rate from free surface, temperature changes. In order achieve required ability simulate future scenarios, data on actual have gathered, i.e., monitoring system has set up, which date non-existent. Conceptually, designing suitable not complex issue seems easy implement. However, environmental, socio-cultural, socio-economic context makes every little hard climb. An extremely simple—almost “primitive”—monitoring been up case, based basic measurements river flow velocity levels (river, lagoon, sea) direct participation local stakeholders, most important National Park unit All may clash latest groovy advances science, such situ automatized sensors, remote sensing, machine learning, digital twins, improvements certainly possible desirable. strong positive point: provides surprisingly reasonable operates at almost zero additional cost. technical difficulties made exercise interesting worthy being shared. Its novelty lies showing how old, simple methods offer working solution new challenges. This humble experience help other similar situations across world.

Language: Английский

Hydrological Monitoring System of the Navío-Quebrado Coastal Lagoon (Colombia): A Very Low-Cost, High-Value, Replicable, Semi-Participatory Solution with Preliminary Results DOI Open Access
Andrea Nardini, Jairo R. Escobar Villanueva, Jhonny Pérez

et al.

Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(16), P. 2248 - 2248

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Like many coastal lagoons in several countries, the “Navío Quebrado” lagoon (La Guajira, Colombia) is a very delicate and precious environment; indeed, it nationally recognized Flora Fauna Sanctuary. Several factors, including climate change, are threatening its existence because of changes governing hydro-morphological biological processes. Certainly, first step to addressing this problem understand hydrological behavior be able replicate, via simulation, recent history before inferring likely futures. These potential futures will marked by water input tributary, Camarones River, modified exchange with sea, according foreseen sea level rise pattern, as well different evaporation rate from free surface, temperature changes. In order achieve required ability simulate future scenarios, data on actual have gathered, i.e., monitoring system has set up, which date non-existent. Conceptually, designing suitable not complex issue seems easy implement. However, environmental, socio-cultural, socio-economic context makes every little hard climb. An extremely simple—almost “primitive”—monitoring been up case, based basic measurements river flow velocity levels (river, lagoon, sea) direct participation local stakeholders, most important National Park unit All may clash latest groovy advances science, such situ automatized sensors, remote sensing, machine learning, digital twins, improvements certainly possible desirable. strong positive point: provides surprisingly reasonable operates at almost zero additional cost. technical difficulties made exercise interesting worthy being shared. Its novelty lies showing how old, simple methods offer working solution new challenges. This humble experience help other similar situations across world.

Language: Английский

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