Because this enables us to assess the current status of the environment and to understand the causes of change. Long-term national monitoring is important for assessing the status of the environment and for helping to understand the causes of change.
UKCEH collects and integrates national scale datasets, enabling researchers to answer high-level questions around the status and trends of environmental resources.
UK-SCAPE included two case studies, one focussing on air, the other on water. The outputs from these are listed in the Resources section.
Our national monitoring builds upon established approaches while incorporating advances in sensor technology and data analytics. We will continue to integrate new developments in statistics and informatics to maximise use of our monitoring programme to support research.