Links to...air & sky resources

Issue 5 > Links to... air & sky resources                                                                            

 

NPS photo.

Temperature and wind sensors at Cove Mountain.

Click on these links to find more information about the topics in this Dispatch:

National air quality & views information

• National Park Service Air podcasts & information 
• WebCams across the NPS  

Great Smoky Mountains air quality & views information

• Air quality information
• Purchase Knob webcam 
• Look Rock webcam 

Acid Deposition

• Wet & dry deposition data
• Precipitation & maps 

Mercury deposition

• Data & information
• Monitoring

Visibility

• IMPROVE program  
• Views

Ozone & Meteorology 

• Ozone mapping & forecasting of Eastern United States: Tennessee, North Carolina, and Great Smoky Mountains regions 

Meteorology 

• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Tower Data
• National Weather Service Data 

Ultraviolet (UV) Monitoring—EPA 

Night Skies

• Natural Lightscapes
• Ecology of the Night
• International Dark Sky Association

To find more information about volunteering opportunities or internships with vegetation managers, visit these links:

• Volunteers in Parks (VIP) program
• Serve
• Student Conservation Association: high school conservation crews and college/post-college internships.

 

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