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Environmental Physical Science Labs and Tutorials

  1. Hydrology Labs
  2. Tutorials
    • Basic Setup of the Trimble Pro XR differential GPS
      1. Introduction
      2. Connections
      3. Startup and Settings
    • Stream Gauging - Using the Price AA flow meter
    • Calculating 2-d and 3-d distances between points (under construction)
    • Calculating cross-sectional areas (under construction)
    • Using differential GPS data in a GIS (under construction)
  3. Acknowledgements
    • This work was funded by the State of South Dakota Governor's Technology Grant. The project, "Infusion of Field and Web-based Technology in the Environmental Physical Science" provided time and technological purchases that enabled the development of these labs and tutorials
    • The Department of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Arizona provided salary and support during my 1999-2000 sabbatical leave, and continues to support the development of hydrology field exercises through their Summer Hydrology Field Camp.