Lake Pyhäjärvi monitoring station

Research: Real-time water quality monitoring for studying eutrophication and water quality anomalies, impact assessment for restoration measures, model calibration and support for earth observations
Main parts: Lake buoy equipped with sensors and data logger (OMC-7006 Buoy by Observator), automated weather station equipped with data logger (Vaisala WXT)
Features: Automated field monitoring platform for online lake water quality and weather data
Environment condition: Lake during open water season (May-October)
Sensors:
- Lake buoy: water temperature, turbidity, DOC, chlorophyll-a for algae, and phycocyanin for blue-green algae
- Weather station: wind speed and direction, pressure, humidity, air temperature, precipitation
Data:
- Cloud service by Luode Consulting Ltd Lake Pyhäjärvi water quality and weatherstation, Username: pyhajarvi.
- Fortnightly validation samples collected by Pyhäjärvi Institute, Palmukari sampling station.
Location: Säkylä, Lake Pyhäjärvi
User requirements: Maintenance by Luode Consulting and Järvipelastajat ry. (installation, maintenance, cleaning, anchoring, docking and storage during winter)
Brochure: Lake Pyhäjärvi monitoring station (pdf)
Contact:
Laura Härkönen, Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), firstname.surname@syke.fi, +358 295 251 009