Physical paramenters to be collected:
- hourly air temperature, wind speed and direction, surface water temperature
- sunlight (PAR, UVA & UVB)
- temperature profile in the water
- O2 profile
- chlorophyll of phycocyan concentrations
- CDOM
Physical parameters to be calculated or modeled from incomplete data:
- turbulent diffusivities from wind shear
- water density profiles
- algal density with depth
- light attenuation with depth
- O2 profile
- algal producitivty and respiration
- other respiration
List of example days to be explored:
- Spring - cloudy and windy
- Spring - cloudy and calm
- Spring - clear and windy
- Spring - clear and calm with surface warming up
- Summer - overnight mixing, surface morning warming, afternoon wind
- Summer - overnight mixing, surface warming, calm afternoon
- Summer - 2nd calm day in a row
- Summer - windy and cloudy
- Fall - warm but with very cold nights
- Fall - warm but windy
- Fall - cold day, blustery
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