HUC12 Areas of Analysis for National Park Service Units for use in the National Park Environmental Settings Monitoring Protocol, 2018
Kinseth M and Nelson L. 2020. HUC12 Areas of Analysis for National Park Service Units for use in the National Park Environmental Settings Monitoring Protocol, 2018. Data Release Report. NPS/NRSS/DRR-2020/2. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/drr-2267913
This data report (and associated datasets) documents the acquisition, preparation and creation of National Park Service (NPS) HUC12 Areas of Analysis (AOAs) for use within the Inventory and Monitoring Program (I&M). AOA datasets were updated through September 30, 2018 and supersede all previous releases/versions. I&M works with many, but not all, of the more than 400 park units across the NPS. Landscape dynamics, weather, and stream hydrology measures are monitored using methods outlined in the NPS Environmental Settings protocol (DeVivo et al. 2018) which includes areas inside and near parks with significant natural resources. Annually, HUC12 AOAs within the boundary of or intersecting the boundary of a park are updated or added based on boundary changes and/or custom requests made throughout the year. The AOAs dataset documented in this report is intended for use within the Inventory and Monitoring Program and may not include all parks, units, or other areas of interest to the NPS.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Kinseth, Michelle; Nelson, Lisa
- Date of Issue
- 2020-07-16
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.36967/drr-2267913
- Units
- IMD , IMDP , NRSS
- Keywords
- 12-digit, AOA, area of analysis, areas of analysis, boundaries, boundary, environmental settings monitoring protocol, geoscientific Information, HUC, HUC12, hydrologic unit code, Hydrologic Units, inventory and monitoring, Inventory and Monitoring Division, landscape dynamics, location, natural resources, natural resources stewardship and science, NPS, watershed, watershed boundary, watersheds
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Landscape Dynamics | Land Cover and Use