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Artifactual troughs and flickers in recorded stream depth

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    • 2024-09-15 at 4:37 PM #18653
      D_Manning
      Participant
        Beginning two weeks ago (September 2) my EnviroDIY station (VCRP1) equipped with a METER CTD sensor began displaying troughs and flickers in recorded stream depth that don’t correspond to true c
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      • 2024-09-16 at 9:32 AM #18655
        Shannon Hicks
        Moderator
          Have you been to the station to clean the sensor lately?  Also, I’d recommend replacing the logger’s battery with a fully-charged one.  Sometimes when those battery packs are starting to
        • 2024-09-20 at 8:17 AM #18662
          D_Manning
          Participant
            Yeah – the sensor was cleaned recently. I had also switched the logger on and off. I’ve now replaced the battery. No luck – the trough and flickers, though slightly modified, still occur. I&
          • 2024-09-20 at 9:55 AM #18663
            Shannon Hicks
            Moderator
              You can also try disconnecting the solar panel for a few days since you’ve got a fully-charged battery on it.  Then that’ll tell you if there’s any correlation between the sensor no
            • 2024-09-20 at 9:55 AM #18664
              Shannon Hicks
              Moderator
                You can also try disconnecting the solar panel for a few days since you’ve got a fully-charged battery on it.  Then that’ll tell you if there’s any correlation between the sensor no
              • 2024-10-08 at 7:05 AM #18676
                D_Manning
                Participant
                  No luck. I disconnected the solar panel, but am still seeing artifactual troughs. It’s reminiscent of the much more extreme variations in reported stream depth for the Pine Creek station, which
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