Data, Analysis & Reporting Workgroup

The Data, Analysis & Reporting Workgroup identifies opportunities for collaborative research that will enhance our understanding of spatial and temporal patterns in water quality.

Meetings

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About

The Data, Analysis & Reporting Workgroup aims to combine the efforts of the Chesapeake Bay Program analysts with those of investigators in governmental, academic, and non-profit organizations to identify potential research synergies and collaborations that will enhance our understanding of spatial and temporal patterns in water quality.

Goals

  1. Gather researchers and analysts from various governmental, academic, non-profit, and private organizations for biannual meetings to identify the broad scope of on-going work related to trends and patterns of water quality in the Chesapeake watershed and estuary.
  2. Discover previously un-identified linkages among the ongoing research activities of participating individuals and organizations.
  3. Develop a standard set of analysis tools that can be applied in any relevant ecosystem within the Chesapeake watershed and estuary.
  4. Foster increased collaboration and awareness of ongoing research.
  5. Provide a forum for bringing findings to the broader Chesapeake Bay management community.

Membership

Membership in the Data, Analysis & Reporting Workgroup is currently not formally defined. If you would like to receive invitations to upcoming meetings, contact Gabriel Duran (gduran@chesapeakebay.net) to request that your name and email address be added to the Team's distribution list.

Projects

Tributary Summaries

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Tributary Summary Reports and geonarratives on trends and analyses for the 12 major tributary basins in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Trends in Tidal Waters

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Published each year, these summaries of water quality trends in the Chesapeake Bay's tidal waters help measure the health of the Bay and its response to management actions.

Publications

Nutrient Improvements in Chesapeake Bay: Direct Effect of Load Reductions and Implications for Coastal Management

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This study used generalized additive models to link river flows and nutrient loads from the Chesapeake Bay watershed to nutrient trends in the estuary, allowing for the identification of exactly when and where responses to management efforts are occurring.

View document [PDF, 5.9 MB] Nutrient Improvements in Chesapeake Bay: Direct Effect of Load Reductions and Implications for Coastal Management

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