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Page 1: Dr. Kirk Barrett, PE, PWS, MERI Research Director Dr. Francisco Artigas, MERI Assistant Director email: meri@cimic.rutgers.edu; web:

Dr. Kirk Barrett, PE, PWS, MERI Research DirectorDr. Kirk Barrett, PE, PWS, MERI Research DirectorDr. Francisco Artigas, MERI Assistant DirectorDr. Francisco Artigas, MERI Assistant Directoremail: [email protected]; web: http://cimic.rutgers.edu/meri

Data and Information Issues of Data and Information Issues of the Meadowlands Environmental the Meadowlands Environmental

Research InstituteResearch Institute

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Hackensack Hackensack Meadowlands Meadowlands

DistrictDistrict

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Important and Distinctive FeaturesImportant and Distinctive Features• Administered by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, a NJ Administered by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, a NJ

state agency, created in 1969 state agency, created in 1969

• River, tidal creeks, human-made channels, wetlands cover 3400 River, tidal creeks, human-made channels, wetlands cover 3400 hectares (8400 acres) or 40% of District’s 32 sq mileshectares (8400 acres) or 40% of District’s 32 sq miles

• Legacy of past industrial waste discharge and solid waste disposal Legacy of past industrial waste discharge and solid waste disposal -- 520 ha (1300 ac) of landfills, >100 contaminated sites-- 520 ha (1300 ac) of landfills, >100 contaminated sites

• Intense transportation infrastructure; large existing developments; Intense transportation infrastructure; large existing developments; intense development pressure intense development pressure

• Supports 250 bird, 31 fish and 23 invertebrate species including 21 Supports 250 bird, 31 fish and 23 invertebrate species including 21 threatened or endangered speciesthreatened or endangered species

• Active wetland enhancement and environmental education Active wetland enhancement and environmental education programs by NJMCprograms by NJMC

• Carefully watched by environmental advocatesCarefully watched by environmental advocates

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Meadowlands Environmental Meadowlands Environmental Research InstituteResearch Institute

• Established in 1998 by NJMC (HMDC) and Established in 1998 by NJMC (HMDC) and Rutgers - CIMIC Rutgers - CIMIC

• Research center for environmental issues Research center for environmental issues significant to the Meadowlandssignificant to the Meadowlands

• Administered by Rutgers--CIMICAdministered by Rutgers--CIMIC• NJMC provides funding, laboratory equipment NJMC provides funding, laboratory equipment

and analyses, GIS support, office space, access and analyses, GIS support, office space, access to sites, guidance for research agenda to sites, guidance for research agenda

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MERI MissionMERI Mission

• Conduct and sponsor research in Conduct and sponsor research in ecology, environmental science and ecology, environmental science and information technology to monitor, information technology to monitor, preserve and improve ecological and preserve and improve ecological and human health and welfare in the human health and welfare in the Meadowlands Meadowlands

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Focus areasFocus areas• Environmental monitoring

• Remote sensing/GIS for land use planning

• Plant and animal inventory and assessment

• Salt-marsh and landfill characterization and restoration

• Assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments

• Land use information management

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Question researchers/managers/ regulators/public might want to askQuestion researchers/managers/ regulators/public might want to ask• Has is it been unusually hot for October?Has is it been unusually hot for October?• How much did it rain last weekend? How big of storm is that? How much did it rain last weekend? How big of storm is that? • How bad is the drought we are having?How bad is the drought we are having?• What’s the water quality of the River? What’s the water quality of the River? • What explains spatial and temporal variations in metal concentrations in the What explains spatial and temporal variations in metal concentrations in the

River? River? • Will building a mall cause flooding?Will building a mall cause flooding?• How are contaminants in sediment affecting biota?How are contaminants in sediment affecting biota?• What causes fish kills in the Summer?What causes fish kills in the Summer?• Is the fish community becoming more diverse/abundant? If so, what is Is the fish community becoming more diverse/abundant? If so, what is

causing it?causing it?

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Representative Project:Aquatic Animals

Inventory and Assessment

Purpose: Assess the abundance, diversity and health of fish and other aquatic animals in the Meadowlands

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InventoryInventory• Collect fish and crustaceans over a 2 year Collect fish and crustaceans over a 2 year

period, beginning August 2001, from 21 period, beginning August 2001, from 21 locations locations

• Identify, count and measure catchIdentify, count and measure catch

• Compare results with those of a fish Compare results with those of a fish inventory in the late 80sinventory in the late 80s

• Collect sediment samples, count and Collect sediment samples, count and identify benthosidentify benthos

• Terrapin population inventory in Sawmill Terrapin population inventory in Sawmill CreekCreek

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AssessmentAssessment• Analyze fish and crab tissue and sediment Analyze fish and crab tissue and sediment

for bioaccumulative contaminants: heavy for bioaccumulative contaminants: heavy metals, pesticides, PCBs metals, pesticides, PCBs

• White perch reproductive and hormonal White perch reproductive and hormonal health -- compare results with concurrent health -- compare results with concurrent study in Chesapeake Bay study in Chesapeake Bay

• Food habits -- Stomach contents of White Food habits -- Stomach contents of White PerchPerch

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Questions• Has fish community changed? (analyze

abundance and diversity; compare with 1987/88)

• Are contaminants accumulating in fish and crab tissue?

• What are White Perch finding sufficient food sources?

• Are chemicals interfering with reproduction in White Perch?

• What plants form base of food web?

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Some Recently Assessed Marshes

•Skeetkill Creek Marsh

•Riverbend

•Secaucus HS

•Oritani Marsh

•Kearny Marsh

•Saw Mill Creek WMA

•Eight Day Swamp

Ecological Risk Assessment from Toxic ContaminationEcological Risk Assessment from Toxic Contamination

Task 1: Develop a web-accessible, Task 1: Develop a web-accessible, geographic database of data from already geographic database of data from already

assessed marshesassessed marshes

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Typical Data availableTypical Data available

• Sediment chemistrySediment chemistry– Metals…..13 MetalsMetals…..13 Metals– Volatile organics…. 30 compoundsVolatile organics…. 30 compounds– Semi-Volatile Organics… 56 compoundsSemi-Volatile Organics… 56 compounds– Pesticides ….18 compoundsPesticides ….18 compounds

• Surface water chemistry…19 compoundsSurface water chemistry…19 compounds• Macroinvertebrates… 9 OrdersMacroinvertebrates… 9 Orders• Bird inventoryBird inventory• Mammal inventoryMammal inventory

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Task 4. Attempt to correlate benthic Task 4. Attempt to correlate benthic diversity/abundance with sediment diversity/abundance with sediment

contaminant concentrationscontaminant concentrationsPlot Benthic diversity against co-located Plot Benthic diversity against co-located

sediment chemistrysediment chemistry

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

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Online Data at Online Data at www.digitalmeadowlands.orgwww.digitalmeadowlands.org

• Monitoring Data Monitoring Data • Satellite images Satellite images • Interactive mapsInteractive maps• Catalog of reports (some full Catalog of reports (some full

text)text)• Videos Videos

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Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring:Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring:Variation of water quality with time, Variation of water quality with time,

for 5 different sites in the Hackensack Riverfor 5 different sites in the Hackensack River

Lead ConcentrationLead Concentration

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Lead concentration distribution by site:Lead concentration distribution by site:““Box and Whiskers” plotBox and Whiskers” plot

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Is one variable correlated to another?Is one variable correlated to another?(If so, is it a causal relationship?)(If so, is it a causal relationship?)

Scatter plot: concurrent, colocated values of two variablesScatter plot: concurrent, colocated values of two variables

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Continuous, Automated Continuous, Automated Monitoring of Weather and WaterMonitoring of Weather and Water

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Continuous Water Quality Continuous Water Quality Monitoring DataMonitoring Data

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Salinity, ppt

Water Temperature, C

Turbidity, ntu

Dissolved oxygen, mg/L

pH

Water depth, m

This looks like a lot of bad data!This looks like a lot of bad data!

•DO/conductivity sensor turned out to be broken

•Excessive cable length between sensor and logger caused some erratic readings

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Need an Need an automatedautomated validation system validation system to check validity of data and alert to check validity of data and alert

managers to problemsmanagers to problems

• continuous data collection continuous data collection

• large amounts of data large amounts of data

• real-time posting to WWWreal-time posting to WWW

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Simple Validation TestsSimple Validation TestsIs the current value…Is the current value…

• missing? missing? • above maximum acceptable value?above maximum acceptable value?• below minimum acceptable value?below minimum acceptable value?• above maximum acceptable step change?above maximum acceptable step change?

(too large a change from one value to next)(too large a change from one value to next)

Are last 10 values…Are last 10 values…• above maximum acceptable standard deviation? (excessive variability)above maximum acceptable standard deviation? (excessive variability)• below minimum acceptable standard deviation? (unchanging or “stuck” sensor)below minimum acceptable standard deviation? (unchanging or “stuck” sensor)

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Future WorkFuture WorkMore Sophisticated TestsMore Sophisticated Tests

• Context-sensitive maxima and minima, varying with location and seasonContext-sensitive maxima and minima, varying with location and season

• Spatially consistency tests: temperature at Sta. 1 should be within 5C of Spatially consistency tests: temperature at Sta. 1 should be within 5C of the temperature at Sta. 2the temperature at Sta. 2

• Multivariate tests: IF solar radiation > 0 AND water temperature > 10C, Multivariate tests: IF solar radiation > 0 AND water temperature > 10C, THEN dissolved oxygen should be increasing THEN dissolved oxygen should be increasing (at what rate?)(at what rate?)

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InformationInformation

DataData

KnowledgeKnowledge

WisdomWisdom

Data is at the bottom of the mountain!Data is at the bottom of the mountain!How can we add value to data How can we add value to data

and climb the mountain?and climb the mountain?

+ context+ context

+ significance+ significance

+ understanding+ understanding

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Some Ways of Adding ValueSome Ways of Adding Value– Contextualization Contextualization – ValidationValidation– Statistical toolsStatistical tools– VisualizationVisualization– Prediction/modelingPrediction/modeling

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ContextualizationContextualizationPutting data in relation to other thingsPutting data in relation to other things

• Metadata -- the who, when, where, why and howMetadata -- the who, when, where, why and how• Exposition-- what the variables/numbers mean Exposition-- what the variables/numbers mean • Comparison with data from other times/locationsComparison with data from other times/locations• Classification/ratings Classification/ratings

– high, medium, low WRT historic datahigh, medium, low WRT historic data– good, medium, badgood, medium, bad– in compliance, out of compliance w/ regulatory in compliance, out of compliance w/ regulatory

standardsstandards

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Data without contextData without context

68.0, 67.7, 66.5, 66.6, 66.6, 68.0, 67.7, 66.5, 66.6, 66.6, 66.5, 64.8, 64.0, 63.9, 63.866.5, 64.8, 64.0, 63.9, 63.8

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Data with (some) metadataData with (some) metadata

10/14/00 18:45:10/14/00 18:45: 68.068.0

10/14/00 19:00:10/14/00 19:00: 67.767.7

10/14/00 19:15:10/14/00 19:15: 66.566.5

10/14/00 19:30:10/14/00 19:30: 66.666.6

10/14/00 19:45:10/14/00 19:45: 66.666.6

10/14/00 20:00:10/14/00 20:00: 66.566.5

Air temperature (deg F) at the NJMC Air temperature (deg F) at the NJMC headquartersheadquarters

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Data with contextData with context

allowsallows- comparison specific data points with other data- comparison specific data points with other data- assessment of range and variability- assessment of range and variability

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Data with more contextData with more context

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Data visualizationData visualization

• Maps, graphs, animationsMaps, graphs, animations

• Use GIS and spatial statistics to Use GIS and spatial statistics to visualize datavisualize data

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Dot MapDot Map

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Isarithmic map of water depth of the NJ coastIsarithmic map of water depth of the NJ coast

from Rutgers U Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences

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Animation of Ozone Concen-trations

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Visualization: Webcam showing surf conditions, Visualization: Webcam showing surf conditions, allowing visualization of real-time wave height dataallowing visualization of real-time wave height data

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GIS, Spatial Analysis and GIS, Spatial Analysis and Remote SensingRemote Sensing

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Web-based GISWeb-based GIS

InteractiveInteractiveMapsMaps

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Satellite Image DownloadSatellite Image Download

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Query of Satellite Image Database

LandSat Image

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Map of Duration of Flooding in Oritani MarshMap of Duration of Flooding in Oritani Marsh

darker blue means flooded more hours per daydarker blue means flooded more hours per day

… … likely correlated with benthic diversitylikely correlated with benthic diversity

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Model of the salinity gradient in the Hackensack River. •Mean of more than 300 measurements between 1989-2002 (surface derived from Kriging)

•Intensity of red color indicates salinity concentration.

•Salinity decreases from the mouth of the river inland

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Digital Elevation Model with 1 m resolution aerial photoDigital Elevation Model with 1 m resolution aerial photo

Mill Creek SiteMill Creek Site

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Wire frame diagram of Hackensack River salinity data

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12-18 inches

6-12 inches

0-6 inches

Example of visualization of sediment chemistry variation with depth

Green = low concentration ; Red = high concentrationGreen = low concentration ; Red = high concentration

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Choropleth MapChoropleth Map

(usually not most appropriate visualization (usually not most appropriate visualization method for environmental data)method for environmental data)