{"id":72,"date":"2016-03-22T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T17:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newvista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-03-03T21:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:34:37","slug":"quality-assurance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/quality-assurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Assurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The IMPROVE monitoring network has a rigorous quality assurance program and extensive quality control and assessment procedures.&nbsp; Included here are the primary documents governing the QA program, as well as some recent presentations aimed at QA\/QC measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UC Davis Quality Assurance Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_QAQC\/QA%20Reports\/IMPROVE_QAReport_Sample_Year_2022_2023.pdf\">QA Report for 2022-2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_QAQC\/QA%20Reports\/IMPROVE_QAReport_Sample_Year_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QA Report for 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_QAQC\/QA%20Reports\/IMPROVE_QAReport_Jan2019thruJuly2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">September 2021 Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_QAQC\/QA%20Reports\/IMPROVE_QAReport_11.15.2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November 2019 Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMPROVE_QAReport_04.30.2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April 2019 Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMPROVE_QAReport_10.12.2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">October 2018 Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_QAQC\/QA%20Reports\/IMPROVE_QAReport_03.01.2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 2018 Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_QAQC\/QA%20Reports\/IMPROVE_QAReport_08.31.2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">August 2017 Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plots of additional species are available upon request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UC Davis&nbsp;Field Maintenance Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_Field%20Maintenance%20Schedules\/2020-UCD-Field-Maintenance-Schedule-for-IMPROVE-Network_REVISED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Schedule Revised<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_Field%20Maintenance%20Schedules\/2019-UCD-Field-Maintenance-Schedule-for-IMPROVE-Network.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019 Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/UCD_Field%20Maintenance%20Schedules\/2018-UCD-Field-Maintenance-Schedule-for-IMPROVE-Network.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018 Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UC Davis Quarterly Field Status Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2025%20Q4.xlsx\">2025 Fourth Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2025%20Q3.xlsx\">2025 Third Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2025%20Q2.xlsx\">2025 Second Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2025%20Q1.xlsx\">2025 First Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2024-Q4.xlsx\">2024 Fourth Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2024Q3.xlsx\">2024 Third Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2024Q2.xlsx\">2024 Second Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2024Q1.xlsx\">2024 First Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2023-Q4.xlsx\">2023 Fourth Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2023-Q3.xlsx\">2023 Third Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2023-Q2.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Second Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2023-Q1.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 First Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2022Q3.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Third Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2022Q2.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Second Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2021Q4.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 Fourth Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2021Q3.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 Third Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2021Q2.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 Second Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/FieldStatus\/IMPROVE_FieldStatusReport_2021Q1.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 First Quarter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RTI Quality Assurance Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2024-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\">2024 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2023-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2022-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2021-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2020-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2019-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\">2019 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2018-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2017-RTI-QA-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/RTI%20QA%20Reports\/2016-Ions-Lab-QA-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016 Ions QA Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/QA%20Management%20Documents\/IMPROVE-QAPP-Signed_3_2016_updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IMPROVE Quality Assurance Project Plan<\/a><\/u><\/strong>. &nbsp;The IMPROVE Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), revised in 2015, describes the QA\/QC activities that are currently implemented that ensure that the data collected meet the data quality objectives of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/QA%20Management%20Documents\/QMP_IMPROVE_Network_v2_2025.pdf\"><strong>IMPROVE Quality Management Plan<\/strong> <strong>(Version 2, 2025)<\/strong><\/a>. &nbsp;The Quality Management Plan (QMP) for IMPROVE outlines the roles of the organizations involved in the IMPROVE Monitoring Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvevisibility.org\/docs\/Data\/QA_QC\/QA%20Management%20Documents\/QualityManagementPlan_v1_2002.pdf\"><strong>IMPROVE Quality Management Plan<\/strong> <strong>(Version 1, 2002)<\/strong><\/a>. &nbsp;The previous Quality Management Plan (QMP) for IMPROVE outlines the roles of the organizations involved in the IMPROVE Monitoring Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Network Status<\/strong>.&nbsp; An update of the network status, provided by UC Davis at the IMPROVE Steering Committee Meetings.&nbsp; These presentations include data on RHR Completeness Criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/04_Network-Updates_Hyslop_2024.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/03-Network-Update-Hyslop_2023.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/08_NetworkUpdates_UCD_2022.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/08_NetworkUpdates_UCD_2022.pdf\">2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5b_HyslopISC2021IMPROVENetworkUpdates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Day1_2.-Hyslop-ISC2020-IMPROVE-Network-Updates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/02_2019-UC-Davis-Network-Update_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/02_IMPROVE_SCM_NetworkUpdate_Gorham.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/02_Gorham_IMPROVE-SCM_10.2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/03_Hyslop_NetworkStatus_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/technical-system-audits\/\">Technical System Audits<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp; A brief overview of Technical System Audits conducted at IMPROVE field sites, including an annual report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IMPROVE monitoring network has a rigorous quality assurance program and extensive quality control and assessment procedures.&nbsp; Included here are the primary documents governing the QA program, as well as some recent presentations aimed at QA\/QC measures. 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