Weather and Climate Inventory National Park Service Arctic 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/ARCN/NRTR?2007/005 Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4923-1763-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.25 |
Book Description:
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Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN). In this report, the authors provide the following information: * Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to ARCN park units; * Inventory of weather and climate station locations in and near ARCN park units relevant to the NPS I&M Program; * Results of an inventory of metadata on each weather station, including affiliations for...
More DescriptionClimate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN). In this report, the authors provide the following information: * Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to ARCN park units; * Inventory of weather and climate station locations in and near ARCN 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.