ENVIRONMENTAL DATA BASE FOR REGIONAL STUDIES IN THE HUMID TROPICS
Abstract
The report for the Environmental Data Base Project presents a review of project objectives and scope, with descriptions of the observational sites, and summarizes project activities during the period of March through August 1967. The Climate section (Part IV) briefly outlines the types of micrometeorological data observed and instrumentation used. A detailed discussion is given of the problem areas encountered in acquiring such data in the humid tropics, together with those solutions that have been evolved. An analysis of the spatial and temporal frequency distributions of temperature and humidity values is presented. The Soils and Hydrology section (Part V) contains interim data on Soils parameters at one satellite site. The Vegetation section (Part VI) consists of an analytical discussion of the floristic characteristics of the Albrook Forest site. The section on Microbiology and Chemistry of the Atmosphere (Part VII) contains a discussion on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the tropical atmosphere, as well as a paper on the microbiological content of rainwater. The Macrofauna subtask of the Project, covered in Part VIII, presents the preliminary results of an insect collection program, carried out at different levels.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0674660