Wind and ecosystem response at the GLEES

Robert C. Musselman; Gene L. Wooldridge; William J. Massman; Richard A. Sommerfeld

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Wind and ecosystem response at the GLEES

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert C. Musselman, Gene L. Wooldridge, William J. Massman, Richard A. Sommerfeld

Year:

1995

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Tinus, Richard W., tech. ed. Interior West Global Change workshop. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-262. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 5-8.

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Abstract

Research was conducted to determine wind patterns and snow deposition at a high elevation alpine/subalpine ecotone site using deformation response of trees to prevailing winds. The research has provided detailed maps of wind speed, wind direction, and snow depth as determined from tree deformation. The effects of prevailing wind on tree blowdown at the site have also been described. This research is an example of interaction of biological and physical scientists working together to provide detailed description of an ecosystem response to the atmospheric environment.

Parent Publication

Interior West global change workshop; April 25-27, 1995; Fort Collins, CO

Keywords

global change, climate change, ecosystem management, monitoring, wind patterns, snow deposition, ecosystem response, Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (GLEES)

Citation

Musselman, Robert C.; Wooldridge, Gene L.; Massman, William J.; Sommerfeld, Richard A.1995. Wind and ecosystem response at the GLEES. In: Tinus, Richard W., tech. ed. Interior West Global Change workshop. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-262. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 5-8.