Hydrogeological monitoring

Updated 2013-01-26

Monitoring follows groundwater level and quality as well as changes in soil humidity and frost depth in winter.

This is a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project

http://www.ymparisto.fi/en-US

Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 1970 -
Data collection: 1975 -
Data processing: not specified
Data reporting: not specified

Contact information

Contact person: Risto Mäkinen
Address: Finnish Environment Institute Mechelininkatu 34a,00260 PL 140 Helsinki
Phone: +358 40 7402549
Email: if.otsirapmy@emantsal.emantsrif

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Additional information or further specification of types of data / information collected, species / tissues / organs sampled, etc.

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled: groundwater level, water chemistry, soil humidity, frost depth. Media sampled/studied/modelled: groundwater, frost.

Geography

Regions studied: Scandinavia; Scandinavia; Scandinavia; Scandinavia
Stations or areas where observations are made: A network of 275 observing stations throughout Finland.

Data availability

Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?: no
If no (or only part of data are reported to a TDC), where and how are (other) data stored?: Finnish Environment Institute Environmental Data System/ Hydrological database
References to key publications (or planned publications) and data reports: Monthly hydrological reports online: http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=422340&lan=en&clan=en. Soveri, J. Mäkinen, R. & Peltonen, K. 2001. Pohjaveden korkeuden ja laadun vaihteluista Suomessa 1975-1999. Suomen ympäristökeskus, Helsinki. Suomen ympäristö 420, 382 s. ISBN: 952-11-0746-4. (In Finnish.) Korhonen, J. & Haavanlammi, E. (eds.) Hydrological Yearbook 2006–2010. Suomen ympäristö 8/2012, Luonnonvarat, 234 s. http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=135059&lan=fi [accessed 6.11.2012]-

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.: -groundwater level: station with 10 sampling tubes, which are sampled twice a month. -groundwater quality: samples from wells, springs or sampling tubes 2-4 times a year. -ground frost: frost stations sampled three times every winter month.

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No
Other institutes involved in the project: Lapland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Other related projects: Hydrological monitoring