Title :
SALSA-MEX: a large scale Semi-Arid Land-Surface-Atmospheric Mountain Experiment
Author :
Goodrich, David C.
Author_Institution :
USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Res. Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Quantification of water and energy fluxes in mountain environments presents significant scientific challenges that must be addressed in a multidisciplinary manner due to the complex interaction of the ecosystem with hydrology and meteorology in areas with large topographic gradients. Conceptualization of a multidisciplinary, regional-scale, mountain experiment to be conducted in the near future is presented to address a subset of these challenges for a semiarid region. A site description with preliminary scientific objectives and a discussion of other important site characteristics for an investigation of this type are included. A primary goal of the presentation is to generate feedback from the portion of the scientific community interested in land-atmosphere interactions in mountain regions
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric radiation; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; meteorology; Arizona Sonora Mexico; SALSA-MEX; Semi-Arid Land-Surface-Atmospheric Mountain Experiment; USA United States; atmosphere meteorology; boundary layer; desert; energy flux; humidty energy transfer; land surface; land-atmosphere interaction; large scale; mountain; research program; semiarid region; site description; water radiation; Ecosystems; Feedback; Hydrology; Land surface; Large-scale systems; Meteorology; Postal services; Surface topography; Testing; US Department of Agriculture;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1497-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399077
