1. WG 2A Ecological Status
First results of the metadata collection for the draft intercalibration register
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2. Overview of the metadata analysis
19 May: Questionnaire and ‘types manual’ distributed
11 July: Internet based data input system operational
15 August: Deadline for submission of information
Expert Analysis based on information received before 22 August
11-12 and September: expert meetings
Last sites received last Saturday (11 October)
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3. Overview of process of metadata collection
WWW interface
JRC/EEWAI database
(XML)
Access, Excel
824 sites
>900 sites
1010 sites
(including ca. 200
corrections)
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5. Response to metadata enquiry
22 August: 539 sites from 10 countries --> basis for expert analysis
1 October: 810 sites from 17 countries
14 October: 824 sites from 18 countries in XML database
No sites received from:
Finland
Denmark
Luxemburg
Hungary
Slovakia
Greece
Italy
Malta
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6. Intercalibration sites by country
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7. Intercalibation sites by category
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8. Artificial and heavily modified waters
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9. Intercalibration sites by common IC groups (lakes and rivers)
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10. Intercalibration sites by common IC groups (coastal/transitional)
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11. Number of sites by category and class boundary
Category number of sites
HG GM Total
Coastal/Transitional
Lakes
Rivers
total
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12. WFD compliant classification criteria?
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13. Criteria for selection of IC sites
Different approaches have been used in different countries:
sites are approximation of class boundaries (e.g. IE, SE, NO, FI, ES, PO, DE, AT)
sites are first hypothesis on boundaries, applying REFCOND guidance (FR)
sites represent a range of quality classes (UK)
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14. Criteria for selection of IC sites
Experts were not able to evaluate comparability of selection criteria:
metadata collection not complete
can only be done when (comparable) biological data will become available
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15. More detailed information will be presented separately for Rivers and Lakes
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16. Instructions how to view/add/modify/delete sites
will be put on the Intercalibration reporting web page
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