Transcript Group Participants • • • • • • • • Rich F Martin L Pete M Pam P Bob M Chuck S Natasha D Caroline H.

Group Participants
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Rich F
Martin L
Pete M
Pam P
Bob M
Chuck S
Natasha D
Caroline H
Data Questions
• What data needed to characterize CLs
across broad landscapes (extensive)
• What data are needed to establish
cause/effect relationships (intensive)
• How can we leverage existing data
– What addtl data are needed
– How to fill gaps
Four levels of data collection & analyses
Intensive Sites
Gradient Survey
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Modeling*
Probability Survey
Extensive Sites
P. S.
Extensive
* Allows for the identification of prioritized
parameters
Extensive Sites
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NADP/NTN
IMPROVE
ECOMAP
MDN
Natl wetland inventory
NHD
TEUI
Human pop density maps
NEI
AIRS
Extensive Sites – cont’d
• Remote Sensing
– Hyperspectral imagry
– Tree health – insect/disease
– MODUS (AQUA & TERRA)
– Airborne lidar – canopy structure
– Soil depth to bedrock?
– Soil mosture
Probability Surveys
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EMAP and FS Sfc water surveys
FIA/FHM
CWA 305B, 303D – STORET
Terrestrial survey (R3)
Gradient Surveys
• Allows scaling from intensive to extensive
– Linking can b e done via R. S.
– Needs linking to maps (e.g., weathering)
– Sources are from projects
• Examples
– NAWQA Synoptics
– CA Bay Delta Study
– PACFISH
Intensive Sites
• Look at 7 remaining candidate FS sites identified from
2004
• CENR intensive sites
• LTER
• Experimental Forests (FS)
• NPS 3 intensive sites
– RMNP (Loch Vale), GSMNP, SNP
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LTBMU
WACAP – NPS toxics
NPS Vital signs program
W. Adirondacks/Poconos, Catskills
Data Needs
• Natl forest soils inventory
• Regional maps of weathering
• Disturbance maps
– Fire
– Harvesting
– Drought
– Extreme events
• Additional intensive sites
Key Points
• Western intensive sites/data are less
certain in the west due to diversity,
elevation differences, site sparseness
• Data need to be collected simultaneously
for both aquatic and terrestrial
• Not just class I areas
• Initial focus is on forests (prototype sites)
but soon find alpine and range sites