Illustrating harvest effects on site microclimate in a high-elevation forest stand.

W.B. Fowler; T.D. Anderson

doi:10.2737/PNW-RN-466

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Illustrating harvest effects on site microclimate in a high-elevation forest stand.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

W.B. Fowler, T.D. Anderson

Year:

1987

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RN-466

Source:

Res. Note PNW-RN-466. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 12 p

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Abstract

Three-dimensional contour surfaces were drawn for physiologically active radiation (PAR) and air and soil temperatures from measurements taken at a high-elevation site (1450 m) near the crest of the Cascade Range in central Washington. Measurements in a clearcut were compared with measurements from an adjacent uncut stand. Data for 31 days in July and August 1985 illustrated the rapid changes as storms off the Pacific Ocean displaced the dominant high pressure of summer.

Keywords

Physiologically active radiation, temperature, high-elevation forests, Washington

Citation

Fowler, W.B.; Anderson, T.D. 1987. Illustrating harvest effects on site microclimate in a high-elevation forest stand. Res. Note PNW-RN-466. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 12 p