Climate and Water Resource Monitoring Protocols: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
Sonoran Desert Network. Climate and Water Resource Monitoring Protocols: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network. 2014. National Park Service
As part of their long-term monitoring programs, the Sonoran Desert Network, Southern Plains Network, and Chihuahuan Desert Network identified climate and water resources as high-priority vital signs for monitoring. Understanding changes in climate, groundwater, streamflow, and water quality is central to assessing the condition of park biota. For more information on this monitoring, visit the associated Files and Links.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Sonoran Desert Network
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CHDN , SODN , SOPN
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Groundwater Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Toxics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Riparian Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes
Program
- Sonoran Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network (SODN)
- The Southwest Network Collaboration (SWNC): A joint effort between the Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
- Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network (CHDN)
- Southern Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (SOPN)
Products
- Status of Climate and Water at Tumacácori NHP: Water Year 2015
- Streams Monitoring at Tumacácori National Historical Park
- Streams Monitoring at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments
- Groundwater monitoring protocol and standard operating procedures: Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert, and Southern Plains networks, version 1
- Streams monitoring at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot national monuments: Status report for water years 2009–2011
- Sonoran Desert Stream Monitoring
- Sonoran Desert & Southern Plains Streams Monitoring
- Status of climate and water resources at Tumacácori National Historical Park: Water year 2015
- Streams Monitoring at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Streams Monitoring at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Streams Monitoring at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments
- Streams Monitoring at Tumacácori National Historical Park
- The Vanishing Santa Cruz River
- Ephemeral and Perennial Streams in the Sonoran Desert Network Parks
- Water Quality locations of the Inventory and Monitoring Program in all SODN parks
- Water Quality locations of the Inventory and Monitoring Program in Fort Bowie National Histroic Site, Arizona
- Water Quality locations of the Inventory and Monitoring Program in Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona.
- Water Quality locations of the Inventory and Monitoring Program in Tonto National Monument, Arizona.
- Capulin Volcano NM Groundwater
- Streams Monitoring at Bent's Old Fort NHS
- Streams Monitoring at Bent's Old Fort NHS
- Surface and Groundwater Monitoring at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
- Surface and Groundwater Monitoring at Pecos National Historical Park
- Streams monitoring at Tumacácori National Historical Park: 2011 summary report
- Status of climate and water resources at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot national monuments: Water year 2016
- Status of climate and water resources at Tumacácori National Historical Park: Water year 2016
- Groundwater monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: Version 1.00
- Groundwater monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: 1952 - 2019.
- Streams monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: 2007 - 2019.
- Sonoran & Chihuahuan Deserts Seeps, Springs, & Tinajas Monitoring
- Springs monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: 2016 - 2019
- Status of climate and water resources at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument: Water year 2016
- Status of climate and water resources at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Water year 2016
- Status of climate and water resources at Tumacácori National Historical Park: Water year 2017
- Status of climate and water resources at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Water year 2017
- Status of climate and water resources at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot national monuments: Water year 2017
- Streams monitoring standard operating procedures for the Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains Networks: Version 1.00
- Data quality standards for Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains stream monitoring: Version 1.0
- Streams monitoring protocol for the Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains networks: Version 1.0
- Springs, seeps, and tinajas monitoring protocol: Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert Networks
- Springs monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert Networks: Version 1.00
- Data quality standards for springs, seeps, and tinajas monitoring protocol: Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert networks
- Springs, seeps, and tinajas monitoring protocol: Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert Networks: Standard Operating Procedures
- Groundwater monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: 1952 - 2020
- Springs monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: 2016 - 2020
- Streams monitoring data for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: 2007 - 2019
- Springs, seeps, and tinajas monitoring protocol: Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert Networks: Standard Operating Procedures
- Springs, seeps, and tinajas monitoring protocol: Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert Networks: Standard Operating Procedures
- Streams monitoring standard operating procedures for the Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains Networks: Version 2.00
- Springs, seeps, and tinajas monitoring protocol: Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert Networks: Standard Operating Procedures
- Groundwater monitoring standard operating procedures for the Chihuahuan Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Southern Plains Networks: Version 1.00
- Riparian Vegetation Data for Streams Monitoring in the Southern Plains Network: 2011-2021 - Data Package
- Riparian Vegetation Data for Streams Monitoring in the Southern Plains Network: 2011-2021 - Processing Script
- Riparian Vegetation Data for Streams Monitoring in the Sonoran Desert Network: 2009-2025 - Data Package
- Riparian Vegetation Data for Streams Monitoring in the Sonoran Desert Network: 2009-2025 - Processing Script