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CASE STUDY
miniDOT Loggers Observing Eutrophication in New Zealand
As part of a larger research initiative to observe the eutrophication effects in New Zealand streams subject to agriculture, a research team from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) deployed 20 minDOT.
Large scale wildfires can cause an increase in stream flow. Science Daily explains how this enhanced flow is a good and bad thing and the effects can last for decades.
It’s Spring time which means higher growth in lakes/rivers as waters begin to warm; the amount of fouling and algal growth does as well. PME offers an anti-fouling wiper to reduce fouling on your sensor, therefore providing accurate data over a longer period of time.
A recent study shows that it might. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the current responsible for keeping Europe warm, is weakening.