THANKS FOR ALL THE DATA
To the almost 2000 schools that have collected Hydrology measurements - Thank you for all the data you have collected over the last seven years. There are currently over 770,000 Hydrology measurements in the GLOBE database. Keep up the good work!
As scientists, we have used your data to examine
- How climate warming may affect stream temperature and dissolved oxygen
- Trends in regional pH and alkalinity
- How GLOBE data can be used in water quality assessments
- Changes in water quality over time
In future months, we will be using GLOBE data to look at various science questions, including
- Temporal and spatial changes in water quality along the course of rivers
- The feasibility of using GLOBE data to validate satellite measurements
- Investigating mountain block recharge using spring chemistry
We encourage all of you who have not yet done so to define your water body. Letting us know whether you are monitoring a stream or a lake or a canal or the ocean will help us in understanding your data and giving you appropriate feedback.
Please feel free to email us if you have any questions about hydrology protocols in general or your data in particular. (mailto:hydrology-team@globe.arc.nasa.gov)
Roger Bales
Martha Conklin
Jean Morrill