Monthly Conductivity Graphs

We are building computer code (R is our preferred scripting language) to summarize the huge amounts of data arriving from the LoVoTECS sensors. We are going to publish graphs here to share interesting patterns in the data. Here are a few months.

July 2012

August 2012

September 2012 

There is a clear positive relationship between monthly median water temperature and specific electrical conductance. Our warmer streams have more solutes in them - the role human activities play in driving this pattern is a future question that we will be addressing.