Comments on: Mono Lake rises & meromixis returns despite dry winter
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Greg ReisWed, 29 Feb 2012 15:52:07 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=8154#comment-1164Hi Roger,
This is written for an American audience, which can handle this sort of thing :). Note that the data from academia is metric, while the other hydrology data is decimal English, and the meteorology data is in inches. This is all standard and designed to keep you on your toes (and in your low-flow shower). I must admit I felt a tinge of guilt not converting the metric lake levels to feet. Thank you for pointing this out about this article--next time I'll try harder to be consistent within each category.
And to answer your question, .9 feet is 1.2 inches less than 12 inches. It is also 27.4 centimeters and 0.27 meters. Hopefully the productivity lost in the US economy from converting units is made up for by increased employment resulting from its side-effects--probably developing new water conservation devices for increases in showering.Hi Roger,
This is written for an American audience, which can handle this sort of thing . Note that the data from academia is metric, while the other hydrology data is decimal English, and the meteorology data is in inches. This is all standard and designed to keep you on your toes (and in your low-flow shower). I must admit I felt a tinge of guilt not converting the metric lake levels to feet. Thank you for pointing this out about this article–next time I’ll try harder to be consistent within each category.
And to answer your question, .9 feet is 1.2 inches less than 12 inches. It is also 27.4 centimeters and 0.27 meters. Hopefully the productivity lost in the US economy from converting units is made up for by increased employment resulting from its side-effects–probably developing new water conservation devices for increases in showering.
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Roger de FreitasWed, 29 Feb 2012 12:56:29 +0000http://www.monolake.org/today/?p=8154#comment-1163Greg, this is based on some great material but you really must a get a grip on your use of mixed units, and your curious handling of feet and inches. What is .9 feet expressed in inches?
Why isn't MLC a leader in this kind of reporting? Why not do the whole lot in the international standards. Why, you have such a hodgepodge of metres and litres and deciumal points of feet and inches that this man needs to take a shower to settle the brain, and that even when London is in near drought state after two long dry winters.
MLC reporting of science is not good for the water table in two continents.Greg, this is based on some great material but you really must a get a grip on your use of mixed units, and your curious handling of feet and inches. What is .9 feet expressed in inches?
Why isn’t MLC a leader in this kind of reporting? Why not do the whole lot in the international standards. Why, you have such a hodgepodge of metres and litres and deciumal points of feet and inches that this man needs to take a shower to settle the brain, and that even when London is in near drought state after two long dry winters.
MLC reporting of science is not good for the water table in two continents.
. Note that the data from academia is metric, while the other hydrology data is decimal English, and the meteorology data is in inches. This is all standard and designed to keep you on your toes (and in your low-flow shower). I must admit I felt a tinge of guilt not converting the metric lake levels to feet. Thank you for pointing this out about this article–next time I’ll try harder to be consistent within each category.
