oak ridge reservation physical characteristics and natural resources

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