The USGS Desert Winds Geologic/Meteorological Ground Stations
(GEOMET) provide a long-term data base for understanding the
range of environmental conditions that can be expected to occur
normally in arid and semiarid areas of the desert southwest,
baseline data to assess changes in the desert such as changes in
vegetation, migration of sand, and increased dust storms that
may occur due to climate change in desert regions, and data for
field-checking remotely sensed image data of various surfaces so
that regional models can be developed for monitoring the land
surface changes over time.
More info at "http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/impacts/biology/geomet/"
[Source: USGS]
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: GEOMET
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: In Situ Land-based Platforms
Platform_Series_or_Entity: GEOPHYSICAL STATIONS/NETWORKS
Short_Name: GEOMET
Long_Name: USGS Desert Winds Geological/Meteorological Ground Station
End_Group
Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: GEOMET
End_Group
Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: WL/CR
End_Group
Creation_Date: 2007-12-05
Online_Resource: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/impacts/biology/geomet/
Sample_Image: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/impacts/biology/geomet/precip3.gif
End_Group (en)