Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, San Francisco Bay Area Network
Davey CA, Redmond KT, Simeral DB. 2007. Weather and Climate Inventory, National Park Service, San Francisco Bay Area Network. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/SFAN/NRTR—2007/041. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the San Francisco Bay Area Inventory and Monitoring Network (SFAN). Knowledge about weather and climate is critical because they affect not just geophysical and biological resources but ecosystem drivers and processes. Key reasons for monitoring weather and climate in network parks are because the effects can be long-lasting on (1) plant and animal populations, some of which are listed as endangered or threatened species, (2) on air and water quality, and (3) on drought and flood cycles, fires, mass wasting and other catastrophic events. Long-term weather data can also contribute to the understanding of global climate change and its effects on SFAN ecosystems. Because of its influence on the ecology of SFAN park units, climate was identified as a highpriority vital sign for SFAN and 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
- 2007
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CLI , NRSS , SFAN
- Keywords
- Climate, Inventory, PWR-toolkit, Weather, WRCC-Report