This section of EnviroSci Inquiry connects you to a variety of earth and environmental science data sets and collection activities currently underway at LEO. We are currently developing partnerships between K-12 schools to participate in these LEO data collection activities.

LEO WeatherNet is an electronic network of weather and water monitoring stations. Here you can access current and archived weather data from weather and water monitoring stations near the Lehigh University Campus and from lake monitoring stations on the Pocono Plateau.

LEO hydroprobe contains a database of water quality data taken from a hydroprobe on the lower reaches of the Lehigh River. The probe measures temperature, pH, specific conductance-resistivity, salinity-TDS, dissolved oxygen, and redox potential. LEO interns operate and maintain the probe, organize the data, which is logged on an hourly basis, and analyze the results for a segment of the Lehigh River near Bethlehem.

LEO Seismic Station contains data from a broadband seismic station on South Mountain at Lehigh University. Data collected from the seismic station provides information on active seismicity in northeastern Pennsylvania, including the Lancaster Seismic Zone and the Reading Earthquake Sequence. This station is a part of the Northeastern Regional Seismic Network, which monitors earthquake activity in the eastern U.S. In addition to learning about earthquakes, you can link to the GSN (Global Seismic Network) maintained and operated jointly by IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutes in Seismology) and the US Geological Survey.

The Salamander Response to Climate Change project (SRCC) focuses on the use of salamanders as a natural indicator of changes in environmental conditions. Research is being conducted in Northeast Pennsylvania at South Mountain, Hawk Mountain, and the Lacawac Sanctuary to examine salamander activity in relation to environmental conditions. Environmental data, recorded on data loggers in the field, is compared with salamander activity levels to predict salamander response to climate change.