1) to quantify spatial (microsite, hillslope, watershed, region) and temporal (daily, monthly, seasonal, decadal) variability of air temperatures and precipitation in a mountainous environment ; 2)to understand processes influencing spatial and temporal variability of precipitation and air temperature; 3) to examine how temperature and precipitation in a forested landscape are changing over time and in response to climatic changes; 4) to evaluate downscaled models of climate change and parameterize models of long term dynamics etrueploring forest and climate interactions ; 5) to examine local responses to coupled regional drivers of climate; and 6) to communcate these findings to researchers, managers, public and policy makers.
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1) to quantify spatial (microsite, hillslope, watershed, region) and temporal (daily, monthly, seasonal, decadal) variability of air temperatures and precipitation in a mountainous environment ; 2)to understand processes influencing spatial and temporal variability of precipitation and air temperature; 3) to examine how temperature and precipitation in a forested landscape are changing over time and in response to climatic changes; 4) to evaluate downscaled models of climate change and parameterize models of long term dynamics etrueploring forest and climate interactions ; 5) to examine local responses to coupled regional drivers of climate; and 6) to communcate these findings to researchers, managers, public and policy makers.
