Advances in instrumentation to support a whole-system approach to socio-ecosystem research
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Edited by Laurent Longuevergne, Mary-Lou Tercier-Waeber
In situ instrumental development has become a meeting point of specialists from various disciplines willing to promote smarter/more relevant environmental observation systems, advance our understanding of environmental processes, and ultimately improve sustainable management practices. The emergence of whole system approaches has brought new challenges: the need to detect highly dynamic interactions between human, living organisms and abiotic elements at relevant spatial and temporal resolution. These challenges translate into the need for new sensors, adapted to field conditions, built to operate in networks. This session focuses on the latest advancements in instrumentation designed to improve in situ observation in contrasting socio-ecosystems, for a range of applications: update observation strategies to better capture essential variables, sustain operations on observatories, provide sentinel and early warning systems, foster citizen metrology … We encourage submission of contributions shedding light on all aspects of analytical and instrumental development for in situ, autonomous monitoring at large-scale. Presentations would cover a broad range of topics, including innovations in sensor technology to answer specific requirements (sensitivity, accuracy, portability, ruggedness, energy management, communication), standardised data interfaces for observatory and web-based data system interoperability. Shared case studies demonstrating the successful implementation of in situ instruments and their evaluation with up to date metrological approaches are also welcomed.