ESOX Environmental Research

WEATHER

• http://www.weather.com/ - Check out your local weather
• http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/af/frnts/cfrnt/def.rxml - What is a cold front?
• http://earthlab.meteor.wisc.edu/~grb/leveltxt/intermed/topics.htm - This is a good all-around weather site. Learn about different weather systems.
• http://www.stormsurf.com/page2/tutorials/weatherbasics.shtml - Another good site to learn the basics of weather.
• http://www.weatherpresentations.com/weatherbasics/index_files/frame.htm - Learn how to identify different cloud types and what they mean.

• http://www.googol.com/moon/
  Great site for checking out moon phases
• http://www.solunar.com
  Learn about how the moon affects muskies
  
  WIND
  
• http://www.coastal.udel.edu/faculty/rad/
  Wind Surge calculator
• http://www.glin.net/teach/envt/levels/lev_2.html
  "Wind set up"

• http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/drawlist.html
  Identify what plants make up your favorite weedbeds

• http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/management/joysmanual/dissolvedoxygen.html
• http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/info/do.html
• http://www.aecos.com/CPIE/DO.html
• http://www.mellen.k12.wi.us/science/water_studies/dissolved_oxygen.htm
  Shallow water is the place to be when the wind kicks up!!

• http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/management/joysmanual/secchi.html
  A good link to demonstrate the Secchi disk measurement
  

• http://144.92.62.239/buoy/
  This is a link to BUOY data such as temperature, pH, Dissolve Oxygen,
  etc. Very useful in attaining lake specific information while planning a fishing excursion.
• http://www.lakeaccess.org/lakeusers.html
  This is another useful link on Lake Ecology. It is a great resource for the
  fisherman who frequents the Metro Area Lakes in Minnesota. It contains actual lake data for Minnetonka.
• http://www.awra.org/proceedings/www99/w74/index.htm
  Water on the web

• http://www.lakeforktexas.com/Pages/therm.html
  Some of the concepts here explain how weather and seasons can affect your lake's ecosystem. How the food chain responds may help you find muskies under adverse conditions.

• http://www.hach.com/h2ou/h2wtrqual.htm
  Analysts determine water quality by testing for specific chemicals
• http://biology.rwc.uc.edu/HomePage/BWS/Fishtemp.HTML
  Fish Activities at various temperatures
  
  LAKE STRATIFICATION
• http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/wow/under/primer/page5.html
  This page is AWESOME. Learn to better understand what all fisherman refer to as "turnover," as well as almost anything you need to know about your favorite muskie lake. Secci Disk readings are explained, water fertility, effects on light, and much, much more.
• http://www.trentu.ca/muskie/biology/biol10.html
  The thermocline and how it affects fishing.
• http://www.broadwaters.fsnet.co.uk/epilimni.htm
  Lake Statification
• http://www.lakeaccess.org/russ/temperature.htm - Lake Temperature and Stratification

• http://www.bethel.edu/~kisrob/bio321/class_notes/mixing/mixing.htm
  Mixing effects in lakes

• http://www.coastal.udel.edu/faculty/rad/seiche.html
  Seiche Calculator