The National Park Service initiated the Loch Vale Watershed (LVWS) project in 1980 with funding from the Aquatic Effects Research Program of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program. Long-term ecological research and monitoring address watershed-scale ecosystem processes, particularly as they respond to atmospheric deposition and climate variability. Monitoring of meteorological, hydrologic, precipitation chemistry, and surface water quality parameters enable us to use long-term trends to distinguish natural from human-caused disturbances. Research into snow distribution, hydrologic flowpaths, vegetation responses to N deposition, isotopic transformations of N by forest and soil processes, trace metals, and aquatic ecological responses to disturbance enable us to understand processes that influence high elevation ecosystems.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2004 |
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Title | Quality assurance report - Loch Vale watershed, 1999-2002 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr20041306 |
Authors | Jorin A. Botte, Jill Baron |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Open-File Report |
Series Number | 2004-1306 |
Index ID | ofr20041306 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Fort Collins Science Center |