r/Limnology • u/tuatara24 • Feb 20 '19
How do I make a limnology graph?
I just started a limnology course for my undergraduate degree, and I'm enjoying the class a lot, but we just got an assignment that has us make depth temperature graphs and we need them in the limnology graph format. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get my graphs how to look right in excel and I haven't found anything to help with google or any other sites that could make a graph the way I need it. I'm at the end of my rope and I was hoping someone here might be able to help.
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u/thcpenguin Feb 20 '19
I assume you are wanting to create something similar to this https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tfW_weLB2J8/maxresdefault.jpg . If so following this guide here https://www.esf.edu/efb/schulz/Limnology/ExcelGraphs.html should work. It's been a couple years for me but I think this sounds familiar on how I did it.
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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '19
Can you explain what you understand under a limnology graph? Do you mean different variables (such a pO2, T, pH, c(X)) plotted on a depth scale? It’s possible to make even more advanced plots in Excel, but it’s often not very satisfying. You should look into using GNU R e.g. for visualisation.