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Evaluation Of Sampling Strategies On Load Estimation For Illinois River At Highway 59, T. S. Soerens, M. A. Nelson
Evaluation Of Sampling Strategies On Load Estimation For Illinois River At Highway 59, T. S. Soerens, M. A. Nelson
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This study investigated the precision and accuracy of the two load calculation techniques. The study compared total phosphorus loads calculated by integration of Arkansas Water Resources Center (AWRC) intensive sampling data to loads calculated by a regression technique (rating curve) using fewer data. The 1998 AWRC dataset from the Illinois River at Arkansas Highway 59 was sub-sampled in a manner to simulate fixed period monitoring schemes supplemented with storm sampling. The ESTIMATOR software program was used to calculate loads. These loads were compared to the integrated load. The error of the integrated load when the variation in concentration between samples …