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 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.
Author: Kelly T. Redmond |
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date: Sep 04, 2013 |
Number of Pages: 92 pages |
Binding: Paperback or Softback |
ISBN-10: 1492317632 |
ISBN-13: 9781492317630 |