Weather and Climate Inventory National Park Service Sierra Nevada Network (Paperback)

Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecological processes affecting Sierra Nevada Network (SIEN) park units. This project was initiated to inventory past and present climate monitoring efforts in the SIEN. In this report, the authors provide the following information: Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to SIEN park units; Inventory of weather and climate station locations in and near SIEN 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.

General

Imprint:	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Natural Resource Technical Report Nps/Sien/Nrtr?2007/042
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	September 2013
Authors:	Kelly T. Redmond • David B. Simeral
Editors:	National Park Service
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-1-4923-2605-2
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General
LSN:	1-4923-2605-4
Barcode:	9781492326052

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