Exposure of forests to air pollutants, clouds, precipitation, and climatic variables

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6078451

Mohnen, V A

ThIS report contains atmospheric measurements data at high-elevation sites in the eastern United States. Measurements made in 1987 from May to October are included for O/sub 3/, SO/sub 2/, NO/sub 2/, cloud water content, cloud chemistry, H/sub 2/O/sub 2/. Historical data from other sites are included for comparison purposes as well as data on climatic variables. Sites at Mt. Mitchell, NC, Shenandoah, VA, Whitetop, VA, Whiteface Mt., NY, Mt. Moositauke, NH, and Howland, Maine form the Mountain Cloud Chemistry Project (MCCP). The primary objective of the MCCP is to characterize the exposure of montane forested ecosystems to atmospheric inputs. The high-elevation forests of the eastern United States are of particular interest because of reported declines in the populations of red spruce and balsam fir trees at selected locations throughout the Appalachian Mountains.

• Research Organization: State Univ. of New York, Albany (USA). Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6078451
• Report Number(s): PB-89-151526/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
AIR POLLUTION
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FORESTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
MOUNTAINS
NAPAP
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PEROXIDES
POLLUTION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RAIN
SAMPLING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES