November 10, 2008

I visited my field study plot again today on a very cold and blistery day. Once again I am reminded of the 80 degree days that occured about a month ago! The leaves have changed quite dramatically. The leaves that were there last time I visited are almost completely gone. It was a cloudy day with a cold wind and even some occassional snowflakes. The water temperature was 40 degrees while the air temperature was 36. This is the first time that the water temperature is actually higher than the air temperature. The difference of these two data points is -4 degrees.