Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/20/15 Data RIVER MILE 25E Matthiessen Park, Irvington, NY Joanna Morabito, Irvington High School 19 Marine Science Students, 43 AP Environmental Science Students Latitude 41 Longitude 73 52’ 32” N W 2’ 30” ͦ ͦ Area: Hudson River, grass, rocks bordering (river), mini beach, dock Percentages: 40% grass, 10% beach, 5 % forested, 45% river Surrounding Land Use: Park Sampling Site: Mini beach at Matthiessen Park, Plants in area: Moss, maple tree, oak tree, grass Water Depth: varied; depth increased as the day progressed River Bottom: Rocky close to the beach and muddy farther away Weather Conditions: Sunny Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3 Reading 4 ITEM Time: 9:24am Time: 9:56am Time: 10:26am Time: 10:56am Air Temperature 43 F 51 F 51 F 52 F Wind Speed 4 (Beaufort #) 3 3 2 Cloud Cover Small Amount Small Amount Clear Clear Current Weather Partly Cloudy clear clear clear Describe the recent weather over the past TWO days: Cloudy but no Rain Time of Length from Amount of Rate Direction of Currents Reading Start to Finish time from (length/time) Current line (cm) Start to Finish Reading 1 9:45 am 1000 2 min 47 sec 5.988cm/sec South Reading 2 10:14 am 1000 3 min 17 sec 5.154cm/sec South Reading 3 10:40 am 1000 1 min 37 sec 7.299cm/sec North Reading 4 11:07 am 1000 1 min 29 sec 7.751cm/sec North Other comments: We had fun throwing oranges into the river. River Traffic (note time): none
Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/20/15 Data RIVER MILE 25E Matthiessen Park, Irvington, NY Joanna Morabito, Irvington High School 19 Marine Science Students, 43 AP Environmental Science Students Latitude 41 ͦ 2’ 30” N Longitude 73 ͦ 52’ 32” W Area: Hudson River, grass, rocks bordering (river), mini beach, dock Percentages: 40% grass, 10% beach, 5 % forested, 45% river Surrounding Land Use: Park Sampling Site: Mini beach at Matthiessen Park, Plants in area: Moss, maple tree, oak tree, grass Water Depth: varied; depth increased as the day progressed River Bottom: Rocky close to the beach and muddy farther away Weather Conditions: Sunny ITEM Reading 1 Time: 9:24am Reading 2 Time: 9:56am Reading 3 Time: 10:26am Reading 4 Time: 10:56am Air Temperature 43 F 51 F 51 F 52 F Wind Speed 4 (Beaufort #) 3 3 2 Cloud Cover Small Amount Small Amount Clear Clear Current Weather Partly Cloudy clear clear clear Describe the recent weather over the past TWO days: Cloudy but no Rain Currents Time of Reading Length from Start to Finish line (cm) Amount of time from Start to Finish Rate (length/time) Direction of Current Reading 1 9:45 am 1000 2 min 47 sec 5.988cm/sec South Reading 2 10:14 am 1000 3 min 17 sec 5.154cm/sec South Reading 3 10:40 am 1000 1 min 37 sec 7.299cm/sec North Reading 4 11:07 am 1000 1 min 29 sec 7.751cm/sec North Other comments: We had fun throwing oranges into the river. River Traffic (note time): none
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