CALM SITE DESCRIPTION FORM

 

 

 

SITE NAME: ____________________________________________________________

PRIMARY RESEARCHERS:_______________________________________________

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SITE LATITUDE/LONGITUDE: ____________________________________________

SITE ELEVATION (mean elevation above sea level, meters): ______________________

SITE SLOPE AND ASPECT: _______________________________________________

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL (landform) DESCRIPTION OF AREA CONTAINING SITE:

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SOIL DESCRIPTION (predominant texture, i.e., ‘sand’, ‘gravel’, ‘peat’, etc.):_________

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PERMANENT TEMPERATURE AND/OR MOISTURE INSTALLATIONS (probes, recorders, sensors, etc.); INCLUDE ANNUAL AVERAGE VALUES/RANGES WHEN POSSIBLE: _____________________________________________________________

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CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION (name, lat./long.); INCLUDE MONTHLY AIR TEMP. AND SNOW DEPTH FOR YEARS OF CALM MEASUREMENTS: _______________

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

 

 

 

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