Air quality monitoring in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: annual report 2009

Perkins DW. 2010. Air quality monitoring in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: annual report 2009. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NCPN/NRTR—2010/374. Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado

In 2010, the National Park Service's Air Resources Division published a nationwide report on air quality in national park units. This report expands on that information to provide a more comprehensive look at air quality in Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN) parks. The National Park Service Organic Act and the Clean Air Act protect air resources in national parks, and in 2005, the National Park Service’s Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN) selected ozone, wet and dry deposition, and visibility as vital signs for long-term natural resources monitoring. Information relative to these three vital signs supports evaluation of compliance with legislative requirements of the Clean Air Act’s Regional Haze Guidelines and facilitates interpretation of plot-based vegetation and water-quality measurements. In 2010, the National Park Service’s Air Resources Division published a nationwide report on air quality in national park units. This report expands on that information to provide a more comprehensive look at air quality in NCPN parks.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Perkins, Dustin
Date of Issue
2010-09
Publisher
Natural Resource Program Center
Units
ARCH , BLCA , BRCA , CANY , CARE , CEBR , COLM , CURE , DINO , NABR , NCPN , NRSS , TICA , ZION
Keywords
Air Quality, Atmospheric Sciences, Monitoring, NCPN Air Quality Monitoring

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