Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network
Davey CA, Redmond KT, Simeral DB. 2006. Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NCBN/NRTR—2006/008. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCBN). Climate variations are responsible for short- and long-term changes in ecosystem fluxes of energy and matter and have profound effects on underlying geomorphic and biogeochemical processes. The NCBN parks contain critical coastal and wetland habitat for rare and endangered species. These areas also act as important migratory corridors for various animal species. Imposed on these characteristics is a long history of human uses in the NCBN region. The natural systems of the NCBN are being stressed by ongoing population growth in the northeastern U.S., which is occurring particularly in coastal areas. At the present time, metadata records are severely lacking for many of the local NPS weather and climate stations that were identified by previous climate station inventories for the NCBN. Because of its influence on the ecology of NCBN park units and the surrounding areas, climate was identified as a high-priority, vital sign for the NCBN, and climate is one of the 12 basic inventories to be completed for all National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program (I&M) networks.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Davey, C; Redmond, K; Simeral, D
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ASIS , CACO , CLI , COLO , FIIS , GATE , GEWA , NCBN , NRSS , SAHI , THST
- Keywords
- Chesapeake Bay region, Coastal Massachusetts, Coastal New York, Precipitation, Temperature, Tidewater region, Weather/climate stations, WRCC-Report