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Forest Health Monitoring (FHM)

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Program Name (Acronym) FHM
Agency Multi-ag.,EPA & USDA
Year Initiated 1990
Measures AIR - criteria pollutants, toxics
CLIMATE - Solar radiation
VEGETATION - growth rate/above-ground biomass, recruitment, species/cover/range/diversity, disease intensity
Collection Source  
Point No
Source Yes
Transect No
Other area Radiation,remote sensing
Locations for Data Collection 4,000 forested plots
Temporal Interval Annual (June 15-Sept 15)
Sampling Design  
Random Yes
Synoptic Syst.grid w/random start
Data Available Yes
Accessible Developing it on Internet
Extent for Reporting 1 hect.plot & 4 subplots
Annual Funding $7.5 Mill-high,$3 Mill-low
Cost per Site for Installation E $2K,Mnt$3.5K, W$5K
Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt If fully implemt.$9-13M
Partners  
International No
Agency Bureau Land Mgt.,NRC's
State State forestry
Local No Data
Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. 88 For. Ec & Atm Re Act
Users of Data per Year Hundreds
Program Meets Metadata Standards Working on it
Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) Needed
Contact Person Robert Loomis
Phone # 919-549-4020

 

 
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