Geometeorological data collected by the USGS Desert Winds Project at Gold Spring, Great Basin desert, northeastern Arizona, 1979-1992
Open-File Report
95-78
By: P. J. Helm, C. S. Breed, R. K. Tigges, and P. A. Garcia
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Abstract
The primary purpose of the Desert Winds Project (DWP) is to obtain high-resolution meteorological data and related surface geological and vegetation data for natural (e.g., uncultivated) desert sites where wind is or has been a major erosive or depositional force. The objectives are twofold: (1) to provide the detailed field measurements needed to carry out quantitative studies of wind as an agent of surface geologic change; and (2) to establish a baseline for defining the 'normal' range of climatic conditions that can be expected to occur on a decadal time scale, in areas considered representative of the major American deserts. The Gold Spring locality was selected to represent that part of the Great Basin Desert that extends into northeastern Arizona. The long-term goal for acquiring and analyzing the Desert Winds Project data is to use them to address problems of land resource degradation by wind, whether resulting from climatic variation aridification) or human activities (desertification), or both (see techinfo.doc).
Suggested Citation
Helm, P.J., Breed, C.S., Tigges, R., Garcia, P.A., 1995, Geometeorological data collected by the USGS Desert Winds Project at Gold Spring, Great Basin desert, northeastern Arizona, 1979-1992 (Version 3.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-78, HTML Document; CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr9578.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geometeorological data collected by the USGS Desert Winds Project at Gold Spring, Great Basin desert, northeastern Arizona, 1979-1992 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 95-78 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr9578 |
| Edition | Version 3.0 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | HTML Document; CD-ROM |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Other Geospatial | Gold Spring, Great Basin Desert |