Integrated Approach to Environmental Data Management Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Need for Integrated Approaches to Environmental Data Management....Pages 3-14
Prevailing Problems in Environmental Data Management....Pages 15-22
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Organizational Aspects of Environmental Monitoring and Information Management....Pages 25-34
Data Management and the European Union Information Policy....Pages 35-48
Nature’s Data and Data’s Nature....Pages 49-60
Integrated Approach — A Key to Solving Global Problems....Pages 61-66
Policy and Decision Making as a Focus for Integrated Data Management....Pages 67-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
On the Proper Selection of Surrogate Measures in the Design of Data Collection Networks....Pages 79-88
Improved Predictions of Water Quality Values and Design of Sampling Strategies Based on Entropy Theory....Pages 89-106
Designing and Redesigning Environmental Monitoring Programs from an Ecosystem Perspective....Pages 107-116
Temporal (and Spatial) Scales and Sampling Requirements in Environmental Flows ( with Emphasis on Inland and Coastal Waters )....Pages 117-132
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Presentation of Air Pollution Data and Their Consequence in Environmental Data Management Systems in Middle Europe....Pages 135-148
Sampling of Municipal Solid Wastes....Pages 149-152
Integration of Remote Sensing Information, Digital Elevation Models and Digital Maps Within a GIS to Generate New Spatial Environmental Data Sets for Water Management Purposes....Pages 153-170
Use of Remote Sensing Data from Airborne and Spaceborne Active Microwave Sensors Towards Hydrological Modeling....Pages 171-188
Health and Environment Geographic Information Systems (HEGIS) for Europe and Requirements for Indicators....Pages 189-196
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Transboundary Water Pollution Monitoring: Data Validation and Interpretation....Pages 199-214
Conceptual Filters for Data Quality Assurance....Pages 215-230
Organization of Marine Data Processing in Real Time Mode....Pages 231-236
New Approaches to Development of Integrated Methods for Data Processing in Environmental Monitoring Systems....Pages 237-244
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Modern Theory of Reliability and Control of the Environment....Pages 245-252
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Probabilistic Flow Duration Curves for Use in Environmental Planning and Management....Pages 255-266
Estimation of Missing Values with Use of Entropy....Pages 267-274
Principal Component Analysis of Hydrologic Data....Pages 275-290
System of Identification of an Optimum Flood Frequency Model with Time Dependent Parameters (IDT)....Pages 291-300
Performance of Groundwater Quality Models Evaluated with Data Containing Errors....Pages 301-322
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The Development of Ecological and Hydrological Integrated Environmental Data Sets Within the UK and the Establishment of an Environmental Change Network....Pages 325-348
Marine Environmental Data Formatting Systems and Formats for Data Collection, Accumulation and Dissemination Including International Exchange....Pages 349-354
Multipurpose Database Management Systems for Marine Environmental Research....Pages 355-364
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Integrated Environmental Information Systems: From Data to Information....Pages 367-378
Assessing the Performance of a Nation in Improving River Water Quality: Planning Action for the Future....Pages 379-386
Analysis of the Information Content of Environmental Data Using GIS Procedures....Pages 387-400
Decision Support and Expert Systems for Evaluation of Hydrometeorological Conditions at Sea....Pages 401-410
Integrated Methods for Obtaining Specialized Hydrometeorological Information....Pages 411-420
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Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 423-434
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Water Quality Monitoring Activities of the State Hydraulic Works....Pages 437-448
Monitoring and Assessment of Biological Status of a Watercourse Towards an Integrated Approach to Water Management....Pages 449-458
Water Monitoring in Irrigation Systems....Pages 459-464
Some Results of Environmental Monitoring in Kyrgyzstan: Atmospheric Transfer of Contaminants....Pages 465-472
GIS as a Tool in Data Management in the Coastal Zone: An Application to Izmir Bay....Pages 473-480
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Environmental Assessment of Geological Hazards Related to Sulphur Exploration in Poland Using Remote Sensing and GIS....Pages 481-486
Oceanographic Data Development for Anoxic Zone Boundary in the Black Sea....Pages 487-494
Development of a Monitoring System for Water Quality Control in Ukraine....Pages 495-506
Collection, Accumulation and Utilization of Data in IGOSS RNODC of Russian Federation....Pages 507-512
Analysis of Climatic Characteristics of Hydrometeorological Conditions at the Sea....Pages 513-516
River Basin Environmental Passport and Database....Pages 517-524
Application of Databases for Decision Making....Pages 525-530
Back Matter....Pages 531-546