Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Measuring stream temperature with digital data loggers: a user's guide

Author: Dunham, Jason; Chandler, Gwynne; Rieman, Bruce; Martin, Don

Date: 2005

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-150WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 15 p.

Station ID: GTR-RMRS-150

Description: Digital data loggers (thermographs) are among the most widespread instruments in use for monitoring physical conditions in aquatic ecosystems. The intent of this protocol is to provide guidelines for selecting and programming data loggers, sampling water temperatures in the field, data screening and analysis, and data archiving.

Keywords: temperature measurement, temperature sampling, thermographs, temperature dataloggers, water temperature, aquatic monitoring, monitoring protocol, data quality control

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Dunham, Jason; Chandler, Gwynne; Rieman, Bruce; Martin, Don  2005.  Measuring stream temperature with digital data loggers: a user's guide.   Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-150WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 15 p. .