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Assessment of acidic deposition and ozone effects on conifer forests in the San Bernardino Mountains. Standard operating procedure manual. Volume 1. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:415844
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the separate and combined effects of ozone and acidic deposition on mixed conifer forests in the San Bernardino mountains of southern California. The primary objectives were to acquire a long-term data base of specified accuracy, precision and validity for atmospheric pollution concentration, local and stand meteorology, wet and dry deposition fluxes to forest canopies, and biological responses of forest vegetation and soils. Some data were used to parameterize and run simulations with the Big Leaf model. Futhermore, to document the procedures used in the project, complete descriptions of measurement techniques, research protocols and quality assurace objectives were compiled in a companion document to the final report. This multi-disciplinary study provides a data base describing many attributes of a California mixed conifer forest ecosystem exposed to a moderate level of gas and particle deposition compared to the highest possible levels in the western portions of the San Bernardino mountains.
Research Organization:
Forest Service, Riverside CA (United States). Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
OSTI ID:
415844
Report Number(s):
PB--97-105969/XAB; CNN: Contract CARB-A032-180
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English