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Atmosphere/Climate
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| Cloud Cover/Type | Cloud chart |
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| Precipitation | Liquid | Rain gauge | |
| Solid | Snow board, Rain gauge, Snow depth pole | ||
| Precipitation pH | pH indicator paper | ||
| pH pen, two buffer (7 and 4 or 10) | |||
| pH meter, three pH buffers (7, 4, and 10) | |||
| Air Temperature: Maximum, Minimum, and Current | Maximum / Minimum thermometer, Calibration thermometer, Instrument shelter | ||
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Hydrology
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| Transparency | Deep Water Sites Only | Secchi disk, 5 m rope |
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| Surface Water | Turbidity tube | ||
| Water Temperature | Organic liquid filled thermometer | ||
| Water pH | pH indicator paper | ||
| pH pen, two buffer (7 and 4 or 10) | |||
| pH meter, three pH buffers (7, 4, and 10) | |||
| Electrical Conductivity – Fresh Water Sites Only | Total dissolved solids (conductivity) tester, Calibration solution | ||
| Alkalinity | Water alkalinity kit | ||
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Soil
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| Soil Characterization – Field Horizon Depth, Structure, Colour, Consistence, Texture, Carbonates | Meter stick, Colour chart, Sample cans, shovel or Auger |
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| Soil Characterization – LabBulk Density, Particle Size, Particle Density, soil pH | Drying oven, 100 mL Graduated cylinder, 500 mL clear plastic graduated cylinder, Hydrometer, Thermometer, Dispersing solution, pH paper or meter | ||
| Soil Moisture | Balance, meter stick, drying oven, Sample cans, 50 m tape measure | ||
| Soil Temperature | Soil thermometer | ||
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Land
Cover / Biology
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| Land cover mapping | Remote sensing image, MultiSpec software |  |
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| Species Identification | Dichotomous keys | ||
| BiometryTree Circumference, Tree Height, Canopy Cover, Ground Cover | Clinometer and Densiometer (both may be student – made, 50 m tape measure | ||
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GPS
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| Latitude and Longitude of study sites | GPS receiver |
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