Temperature Project Technical Issue Papers
Below are five technical summaries on the major physical and biological considerations concerning salmonids for developing water temperature standards.
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Salmonid Behavior & Water Temperature May 2001 (pdf file, 296 Kb, 38 pages)
Salmonid Distribution and Temperature Part 1 (pdf file, 212 Kb, 12 pages)
Salmonid Distribution and Temperature Part 2 (pdf file, 196 Kb, 12 pages)
Spatial & Temporal Patterns of Stream Temperature (pdf file, 266 Kb, 35 pages)
Temperature Interaction (pdf file, 667 Kb, 36 pages)
Summary of Technical Literature Examining the Physiological Effects of Temperature (pdf file, 580 Kb, 119 pages)
Surface Water Temperature Project homepage