Along with USGS colleagues Ed Neal and Gary Solin, AK CASC and Alaska Science Center hydrologist Ryan Toohey has published a new USGS open file report, Guidelines for the Collection of Continuous Stream Water-Temperature Data in Alaska. Created in conjunction with the development of the Alaska Online Aquatic Temperature Site (AKOATS), this document is part of a series of products being developed with the Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative and the Alaska Natural Heritage Program aimed at creating an Alaska-wide stream and lake water temperature monitoring network. While based on USGS protocols, this document provides suggestions for the development and design of continuous stream water temperature monitoring sites with a discussion of concepts, procedures, and data management for other government agencies and non-governmental organizations conducting monitoring and research specifically within Alaska.
The full report and supplemental Information is available at the USGS website.
