Technical note: A Water Analysis Trailer for Environmental Research (WATER)

Neill, Aaron James; Windhorst, David; Kraft, Philipp; Sahraei, Amir; Breuer, Lutz

doi:10.5194/hess-30-5327-2026

Articles | Volume 30, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5327-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5327-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 30, issue 16

Technical note

|

21 Aug 2026

Technical note |

| 21 Aug 2026

Technical note: A Water Analysis Trailer for Environmental Research (WATER)

Aaron James Neill, David Windhorst, Philipp Kraft, Amir Sahraei, and Lutz Breuer

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-5327-2026-supplement

Data sets

Dataset for the publication "A Water Analysis Trailer for Environmental Research (WATER)" Aaron James Neill et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21372329

Model code and software

The Water Analysis Trailer for Environmental Research (WATER) - Control Software Philipp Kraft et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18432103

PLC-Software for the Water Analysis Trailer for Environmental Research (WATER) Philipp Kraft https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18386420

Short summary

Understanding water flow paths and pollutant transport requires high-temporal-frequency measurements from multiple water sources distributed in space. A new mobile platform is presented that can autonomously measure stable water isotopes and water quality parameters for 72 water samples per day, currently acquirable from up to 11 sources. Proof-of-concept, value of the collected data, and considerations for future use are exemplified by deployment of the system to a small headwater catchment.