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Forest Health Monitoring (FHM)
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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