Weather and Climate Inventory National Park Service South Florida / Caribbean Network (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781492319276)

Climate is a dominant factor driving the physical and ecologic processes affecting the South Florida / Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network (SFCN). This project was initiated to inventory past and present climate monitoring efforts in the SFCN. In this report, the authors provide the following information: - Overview of broad-scale climatic factors and zones important to SFCN park units; - Inventory of weather and climate station locations in and near SFCN park units relevant to the NPS I&M Program; - Results of an inventory of metadata on each weather station, including affiliations for weather-monitoring networks, types of measurements recorded at these stations, and information about the actual measurements (length of record, etc.); and - Initial evaluation of the adequacy of coverage for existing weather stations and recommendations for improvements in monitoring weather and climate.

Author: Kelly T. Redmond,David B. Simeral
ISBN-10: 1492319279
ISBN-13: 9781492319276
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2013
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.20d