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This chapter presents the basic concepts of methods and techniques used in the measurement of dissolved oxygen in flowing water. Based on field tests carried out on the Narew, Świder and Vistula Rivers, sensor performance was analysed. The results show that the comparability of sensors depends not only on their accuracy, but also on the hydrological conditions under measurement, as well as the duration of measurement and sensor location. For diel measurement, the time delay between the maximum temperature and minimum oxygen concentration is acknowledged and briefly discussed. Moreover, in contrast to other studies, the main attention has been focused on abiotic factors that affect oxygen conditions in rivers. Finally, the key research challenges are highlighted.

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Acknowledgments

Funding for this research was provided in part by the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences through the project for Young Scientists No. 500-10-15 and by the Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education within statutory activities No 3841/E-41/S/2014 and within the “IUVENTUS PLUS II” project No. 0028/IP2/2011/71. The authors are grateful to P.M. Rowiński for stimulating discussions on this topic. The authors would also like to thank three reviewers for their constructive comments, which helped to improve the manuscript.

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    Agnieszka Rajwa, Robert J. Bialik, Mikołaj Karpiński & Bartłomiej Luks

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Rajwa, A., Bialik, R.J., Karpiński, M., Luks, B. (2014). Dissolved Oxygen in Rivers: Concepts and Measuring Techniques. In: Bialik, R., Majdański, M., Moskalik, M. (eds) Achievements, History and Challenges in Geophysics. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07599-0_19

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