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Spring Lake Climate Station Data
The Spring Lake Climate Station is a joint project of Texas Stream Team, River Systems Institute, and the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center at Texas State University-San Marcos. The program includes a meteorological tower as well as a continuous water quality monitoring site. The Spring Lake Climate Station Program aims to:
- Study climate and water quality relationships at
- Understand the microclimate of the
- Determine how the
- Provide educational opportunities to almost 100,000 people who visit the
- Provide educational materials and data via the Internet.
Data Disclaimer: The primary objective of the Spring Lake Climate Station web page is to provide viewers the most reliable and up-to-date climatological data possible. The tower is part of a relatively new program and the associated instrumentation is currently undergoing calibration. Texas Stream Teams, the River Systems Institute, and Texas State University-San Marcos are not liable for the accuracy of the reported data. Data users are cautioned to carefully consider the tentative nature of this information before any application, particularly for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and most appropriate uses of these data may be obtained from Heidi Moltz at 512.245.3461 or hm1079@txstate.edu.
CONTINUOUS WATER QUALITY MONITORING SITE
The Texas Stream Team would like to thank CC Lynch Associates and In-Situ® Inc. for their generous donation of the TROLL® 9500 water quality instrument valued at $10,000. The Texas Stream Team’s Spring Lake Climate Station Program is using the TROLL 9500 instrument to conduct long-term water quality monitoring of
The water quality probe was deployed in early June 2008. The first two months of water quality data are available for download below.
METEOROLOGICAL TOWER
To date, the meterological tower has collected over 1.2 million data points! The tower is currently collecting data every 15 minutes for wind speed and direction, air and water temperature, relative humidity, net radiation, soil moisture, and precipitation. Data is available for download below.
DOCUMENTS
Descriptions of the climate tower instruments and data spreadsheets are available in the documents below.
This program is a work in progress with much more to come. If you are interested in conducting research as part of the climate station program, are interested in volunteering for a climate station work day, or would like more information please contact Heidi Moltz at 512.245.3461 or hm1079@txstate.edu.