Chamberlin......Humboldt State University

Some Possible Project Report Topics
for Engineering 324
Environmental Monitoring


Compare for each month of the year the monthly average streamflow per unit drainage area (cfs/mi2) among the coastal streams in the North Coast (i.e., Mad River, Eel River, Redwood Creek, etc.).

Estimate the total annual freshwater inflow into the Pacific Ocean from the coastal streams in the North Coast.

Compare for each month of the year the monthly average suspended sediment load per unit drainage area (tons/mi2/month) among the coastal streams in the North Coast (i.e., Mad River, Eel River, Redwood Creek, etc.).

Estimate the total annual suspended sediment load per unit drainage area (tons/mi2/month) into the Pacific Ocean from the coastal streams in the North Coast.

Compare for each month of the year the monthly precipitation (inch/month) among the precipitation gauges in the coastal watersheds of the North Coast (i.e., Mad River, Eel River, Redwood Creek, etc.).

Estimate the total annual precipitation (inch/yr) falling on the coastal watersheds of the North Coast (i.e., Mad River, Eel River, Redwood Creek, etc.)

Compare for each month of the year the daily average temperature among the temperature monitoring stations in the coastal watersheds of the North Coast (i.e., Mad River, Eel River, Redwood Creek, etc.).

Estimate the total annual precipitation (inch/yr) falling on the coastal watersheds of the North Coast (i.e., Mad River, Eel River, Redwood Creek, etc.)

Compare for each month of the year the average BOD (or SS, N, P) level at different points in the treatment train at the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Marsh (or the Eureka WWTP).

Compare for each month of the year the average ozone level among the different air quality monitoring stations in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (or elsewhere).

Compare for each month of the year the total daily insolation (kWh/day) among different insolation monitoring stations in the U.S.

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