Great Smoky Mountains National Park Microclimate Measurements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Microclimate Measurements. National Park Service
This study expands an existing study at Coweeta Hydrologic Lab and Duke experimental forest, extending the study through northern hardwoods and into the spruce-fir forest. They are hoping to determine the relative risk factors for different tree species included within the study. Stands differ in terms of average temperature, rainfall, and elevation, from Piedmont pine-oak to northern hardwoods at Coweeta and Purchase Knob, to spruce-fir at Clingmans Dome and Noland Divide. There is variation in climate and atmospheric nitrogen and sulfate deposition between sites and over time.
- Type
- Web Site
- Date of Issue
- 2015-08-15
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHI, Climate, Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-01030, Microclimate, Noland Divide, northern hardwood forest, Origin:External, Purchase Knob, SER, Spruce-Fir Forest
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate