Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, Upper Columbia Basin Network
Davey CA, Redmond KT, Simeral DB. 2006. Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, Upper Columbia Basin Network. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/UCBN/NRTR—2006/012. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the Upper Columbia Basin Inventory and Monitoring Network (UCBN). 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. Historic glaciation events have had a tremendous effect on modern day geomorphology as well as land use practices in the UCBN. Projected climate changes in the UCBN could increase fire frequency and intensity, as well as the invasion rates of exotic plant and pest species. Because of its influence on the ecology of UCBN park units and the surrounding areas, climate was identified as a high-priority vital sign for UCBN, 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
- BEAR , BIHO , CIRO , CLI , CRMO , HAFO , JODA , LARO , NEPE , NRSS , UCBN , WHMI
- Keywords
- Aesthetics, Climate Monitoring, Eastern Oregon/Washington, Late-spring, Northern Idaho, Parameter regression on independent slopes model (PRISM), Precipitation, PWR-toolkit, Southern Idaho, Spatial variability, Spring, Summer, Temperature, Temporal variability, Weather, Weather Inventory, WRCC-Report