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Eastern Region USGS
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The USGS is collecting and analyzing satellite imagery and weather data for the Shenandoah National Park to uncover and understand potential impacts of climate change on eastern forest vegetation, hydrology, and habitats.
Current weather conditions are transmitted from 1 of 7 weather stations spread throughout the Park. Specific station locations were selected so that a variety of vegetation types, elevations, slopes, and aspects are represented. They were also placed to avoid impacting visitor views and hiking experiences in this important and sensitive national resource.
Animations Showing Leaf Color Change in the Shenandoah National Park
Fall of 2011 at Pinnacles Research Area looking North (animated gif file - approx. 13 MB)
Fall of 2010 at Pinnacles Research Area looking North (animated gif file - approx. 8 MB)
Winter, Spring, and Summer of 2009 at Stony Man Mountain, looking north west (Windows Media Video file - approx. 2 MB)
Fall of 2008 at Stony Man Mountain, looking NW (slide show) |
USGS Phenology WebCam  Webcam is updated every 30 minutes 10am to 4:30pm. Larger View...  Periodic photographs are taken from beneath the canopy in the Shenandoah National Park using a skyward-facing fish-eye lens that can be used to measure when leaves come out and how much tree cover exists at specific locations.  View of one of our weather stations. Larger view... |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey |
DOI Inspector General
URL: http://egsc.usgs.gov/shenandoah.html
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Page Last Modified: Wednesday, 21-Mar-2012 13:59:45 EDT
