Developing Design Structure - Survey Design

Following the guide for the development of a survey design for Aquatic Resource Monitoring.

The next step in the process iterates among the Design Requirements, Frame Materials, Sample Frame and the Survey Design to complete the Design.

Continuing with the illustrative example of the design processes based on the EMAP Western Pilot Program.

Additional examples are presented for Indiana Streams 1998

Completion of the survey design combines all the previous information developed in this process.



Current design strategies are based on the Generalized Random Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) Designs

EMAP Western Pilot

Non-perennial Streams

GRTS Design for linear resource
Stratify by 12 States
Multi-density categories
- Strahler order: 1, 2, 3+
- Arid and Mountainous ecoregions
Sample size 100/State
Minimum 50 sites per multidensity category
Panels: One
No intensification areas
No nested subsampling
No over sample

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