Scenario 1:  State-level management staff wants to look at phosphorus trends in Lake Erie and wants the following information:

  • Total phosphorus and chlor-a trends in the western basin of Lake Erie (i.e. a time series, plus the box and whiskers plot to show overall variability)
  • Total phosphorus and chlor-a trends from an individual station (Erie 59 due to its proximity to the Maumee River)
  • Total phosphorus and chlor-a trends in the central basin of Lake Erie
  • Loading information (USGS gauge data) from the Maumee River

 

Scenario 2:  Scientist interested in changes in DCM through time in Lakes Michigan and Huron and wants the following information:

  • Average chlor-a values at depth for early in the time series (say, pre – 2002) versus more recent values
  • Wants to make a comparison for Lake Huron versus Lake Michigan
  • How is depth of DCM related to water temperature (display both profiles on the same graph, or multiple graphs?)
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