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Part 4—Create a Streamflow-Precipitation Graph part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Part 4âCreate a Streamflow-Precipitation Graph
Step 1 â Select Data and Open the Chart Wizard
Note: If you need a clean copy of the Excel file, you can download the formatted ...
Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
DATA: Streamflow data, Precipitation data. TOOL: Spreadsheet application. SUMMARY: Produce a graph to compare data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
Part 2—Download Weather Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Part 2âDownload Weather Data
Step 1 â Navigate to the Weather Data
NOTE: NOAA has consolidated their climate data onto one site that is different from the site for which instructions are ...
Part 1—Download Streamflow Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Part 1âDownload Streamflow Data
Step 1 â Select the Geographic Area from the USGS
Access the USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation website. Then select Massachusetts from the ...
Teaching Notes part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Teaching Notes
Example Output
Graph illustrating the relationship between streamflow and precipitation.
The finished graph will help students focus on the nature of the precipitation-streamflow ...
Tools and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Tools and Data
Tool
Microsoft Excel
Select a spreadsheet that offers a variety of options for displaying the data graphically. The case study in this chapter is developed using Excel 98. It is a ...
Part 3—Prepare the Data for Graphing part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Part 3âPrepare the Data for Graphing
Step 1 â Import Weather_2000.txt into Excel
Launch Excel, by clicking its icon in the Dock (Mac) or choosing it from the Start menu (PC).
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Part 5—Analyze Your Results part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Part 5âAnalyze Your Results
Step 1 â Locate Days of High Precipitation and Describe the Stream's Response
Note: If you need a clean copy of the Excel file, you can download the ...
Chapter Contents part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Part 1 â Download Streamflow Data
Download and save the daily streamflow data.
Part 2 â Download Weather Data
Download and save the daily weather data.
Part 3 â Prepare the ...
Case Study: What Factors Influence the Way the Sudbury River Responds to Precipitation? part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Case Study: What Factors Influence the Way the Sudbury River Responds to Precipitation?
The Sudbury River Watershed
The Sudbury River. Photographer: Donald Stevenson
What happens to rain once ...