Stream Temperature Models

About

This project arose due to a lack of data on summer stream temperatures in the central United States. Highly accurate stream temperature models have been developed for the Western U.S. and the Northeast, but the center of the country has no such equivalent. This lack of information makes determining the likely impacts of climate change on aquatic organisms very difficult.

These models are developing using spatial stream network (SSN) modeling software that allows me to use stream temperature logger data from a vast array of different sources, mostly federal and state agencies and universities. These datasets have been supplemented with temperature logger data collected by myself and project volunteers. I am grateful for their assistance.

Please contact niall_clancy@skc.edu for help with these models.