Kickoff the Science of Puget Sound Water Quality Highlights 7.26.2022
Channel: Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Date: 22/08/2022

2022 - 2023 The Science of Puget Sound Water Quality Series 
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On July 26, 2022 the University of Washington Puget Sound Institute hosted a workshop on The Science of Puget Sound Water Quality. The first half featured a keynote by Dr. Martha Sutula, Head of the Biogeochemistry Department of the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. The second half had four breakout discussions on targeted technical uncertainties related to nutrients and modeling. 

The full videos from the kickoff are available in the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRbxVtsJECop0jy5afqV4GZYh4ml7nOWC

Breakouts: 
1. Dissolved oxygen impacts on the biological integrity of key habitats and species
2. Watershed modeling  
3. Change in interannual variability of rivers and ocean impact
4. Phytoplankton and primary production

Learn more at: https://www.pugetsoundinstitute.org/about/waterquality/

Chapters: 
00:00 Intro 

0:49 Keynote from Dr. Martha Sutula 

8:00 Breakout: Dissolved oxygen impacts on the biological integrity of key habitats and species 

11:00 Breakout: Watershed modeling 

12:10 Breakout: Change in interannual variability of rivers and ocean impact

14:00 Breakout: Phytoplankton and primary production