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Systematic use of quantitative approaches and/or measuring devices to observe changes which may occur over time in the state of a system.
Introduction
Observation is the mainstay of the Galilean method (Fisher 1993). To determine the range of variability of a specific phenomenon under investigation, the observation has to be repeated over time, in a systematic fashion, and by considering straightforward quantitative approaches. This process is usually referred to as monitoring.
In the past the unique sources of observation were human eyes; however, monitoring today is mostly undertaken using devices able to record quantitative measurements of one or more physical parameters. In general, when measurements are aimed at performing provisional analyses, the data acquired with monitoring instruments are jointly investigated and/or properly combined with significant information of the same target area. Regarding engineering geology applications, this approach is achieved by...
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Manconi, A. (2018). Monitoring. In: Bobrowsky, P.T., Marker, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73568-9_208
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