Weather and Climate Inventory National Park Service Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network |
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| Author:
| Davey, Christopher
Redmond, Kelly
Simeral, David |
| Prepared for Publication by:
| National Park Service Staff, |
| Series title: | Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCBN/NRTR?2006/008 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4923-1656-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.69 |
Book Description:
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This project was initiated to inventory past and present climate monitoring efforts in the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN). In this report, the authors provide the following information: * Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to NCBN park units; * Inventory of weather and climate station locations in and near NCBN park units relevant to the NPS I&M Program; * Results of an inventory of metadata on each weather station, including affiliations for...
More DescriptionThis project was initiated to inventory past and present climate monitoring efforts in the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN). In this report, the authors provide the following information: * Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to NCBN park units; * Inventory of weather and climate station locations in and near NCBN park units relevant to the NPS I&M Program; * Results of an inventory of metadata on each weather station, including affiliations for weather-monitoring networks, types of measurements recorded at these stations, and information about the actual measurements (length of record, etc.); and * Initial evaluation of the adequacy of coverage for existing weather stations and recommendations for improvements in monitoring weather and climate.