Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, Cumberland/Piedmont Network
Davey CA, Redmond KT, Simeral DB. 2007. Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, Cumberland/Piedmont Network. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/CUPN/NRTR—2007/009. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network (CUPN). 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. Climate characteristics of the CUPN drive water and water quality, which are a vital component of the terrestrial, aquatic, and cave ecosystems in the CUPN. Climate also influences levels of atmospheric pollutants and the spread of invasive plant species, both of which are significant anthropogenic threats to native plant species in the CUPN. The relationship between climate and land-use patterns in the CUPN is also important, as land use changes in the CUPN region introduce local microclimate and regional climate changes that in turn lead to further local- and regional-scale changes in CUPN ecosystems. Climate has been identified as 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
- 2007
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ABLI , CARL , CHCH , CLI , COWP , CUGA , CUPN , FODO , GUCO , KIMO , LIRI , MACA , NISI , NRSS , RUCA , SHIL , STRI
- Keywords
- CUPN_Other Inventory Reports, Weather, WRCC-Report