oak ridge reservation physical characteristics and natural resources
oak ridge reservation physical characteristics and natural resources
oak ridge reservation physical characteristics and natural resources
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CONTENTS<br />
LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................................................ v<br />
LIST OF TABLES ...............................................................................................................................vii<br />
ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................ ix<br />
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..................................................................................................................... xi<br />
1. OAK RIDGE RESERVATION PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NATURAL<br />
RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 1<br />
2. CLIMATE .................................................................................................................................... 1<br />
2.1 TEMPERATURE.............................................................................................................. 5<br />
2.2 WINDS.............................................................................................................................. 5<br />
2.3 PRECIPITATION ............................................................................................................. 6<br />
2.4 EVAPOTRANSPIRATION.............................................................................................. 6<br />
2.5 MIXING HEIGHTS.......................................................................................................... 6<br />
2.6 STABILITY ...................................................................................................................... 7<br />
3. REGIONAL AIR QUALITY ....................................................................................................... 8<br />
4. TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY ............................................................................................. 8<br />
5. SURFACE WATER ................................................................................................................... 12<br />
6. SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY ................................................................................................ 13<br />
6.1 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY ............................................................................... 13<br />
6.2 UNSATURATED ZONE HYDROLOGY ..................................................................... 14<br />
6.3 SATURATED ZONE HYDROLOGY ........................................................................... 15<br />
6.4 GROUNDWATER FLOW ............................................................................................. 16<br />
7. CAVES, OPEN SINKHOLES, AND QUARRIES.................................................................... 17<br />
8. VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE ............................................................................................. 17<br />
9. INTERIOR FOREST RESOURCES.......................................................................................... 20<br />
10. WETLANDS .............................................................................................................................. 23<br />
11. CULTURAL RESOURCES....................................................................................................... 23<br />
12. SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS...................................................................................................... 24<br />
12.1 OAK RIDGE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA ..................................................... 24<br />
12.2 NATURE CONSERVANCY BIODIVERSITY RANKED AREAS ............................. 27<br />
12.3 NATURE CONSERVANCY LANDSCAPE COMPLEXES ........................................ 27<br />
12.4 RESEARCH PARK ENDANGERED SPECIES HABITATS (NATURAL<br />
AREAS) .......................................................................................................................... 27<br />
12.5 RESEARCH PARK ENDANGERED SPECIES POTENTIAL HABITATS<br />
(REFERENCE AREAS) ................................................................................................. 27<br />
12.6 BIOSPHERE RESERVE ................................................................................................ 30<br />
13. REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 30<br />
APPENDIXES<br />
A PLANTS FOUND ON THE OAK RIDGE RESERVATION .................................................A-1<br />
B ANIMALS FOUND ON THE OAK RIDGE RESERVATION .............................................. B-1<br />
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