Author : Christopher A. Davey
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781492316855
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)
Book Synopsis Weather and Climate Inventory National Park Service North Coast and Cascades Network by : Christopher A. Davey
Download or read book Weather and Climate Inventory National Park Service North Coast and Cascades Network written by Christopher A. Davey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this report is to determine the current status of weather and climate monitoringwithin North Coast and cascades Network (NCCN). In this report, the authors provide the following informational elements: • Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to NCCN park units; • Inventory of locations for all weather stations in and near NCCN park units that arerelevant to the NPS I&M networks; • Results of metadata inventory for each station, including weather-monitoring network affiliations, types of recorded measurements, and information about actual measurements (length of record, etc.); and • Initial evaluation of the adequacy of coverage for existing weather stations andrecommendations for improvements in monitoring weather and climate.