Atmospheric deposition to mountain forest systems: workshop proceedings

Conference · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5223738

Mohnen, V A

This workshop specifically addressed the need, design and implementation of research, development and monitoring with advanced techniques to identify the contribution of acidic and non-acidic pollutant deposition to damage of forests on mountain peaks; and to monitor air and cloud chemical quality in regional transport winds for possible source-receptor model evaluation. The international aspect of this workshop involved Canadian and European scientists and institutions. The workshop participants recommended the establishment of a research and monitoring network extending from the Smoky Mountains to the Laurentian Mountains where forest and atmospheric scientists can study and test in detail the major hypotheses that have been developed in attempts to explain the current decline of forests. Recommendations for atmospheric research and monitoring are detailed in this report. They include atmospheric related measurements, deposition related measurements, required meteorological measurements, analytical procedures, and a management structure for coordinating these above activities at the various field sites. A cost estimate for the recommended study on atmospheric deposition and its impact on high elevation forest systems is also included.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Environmental Sciences Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5223738
• Report Number(s): PB-84-246412; CONF-8404278-; ON: TI86900012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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