GRSM_AIR_QUALITY_MONITORING

America’s national parks, because of their unique, protected resources, are particularly vulnerable to climate change. As knowledge about climate change and its effects has accumulated, it has highlighted the need to maintain park resources through practicing not only good stewardship of the flora and fauna within parks’ boundaries but also active protection of the natural environment on regional and global scales. Perhaps the greatest potential for national parks to help address climate change is to provide the millions of annual visitors with the tools to understand and address their individual contributions to climate change. Understanding current and historical climate trends is essential for interpreting ecological conditions and changes in national parks, and for determining associated management strategies and actions. Access to climate data, especially in light of climate change, is fundamental to our understanding of the status of ecosystems and species and their response to climate variability. In addition, weather and climate profoundly influence everyday park operations such as fire management, search and rescue, visitor services, and maintenance of park infrastructure. The corresponding Integration of Resource Management Applications (IRMA) NPS Data Store reference is Great Smoky Mountains National Park Air Quality Monitoring Stations.美国国家公园坐拥独特的受保护资源，因而尤其易受气候变化的冲击。随着人们对气候变化及其影响的认知不断累积，这凸显出维护公园资源的必要性：不仅需妥善管护公园范围内的动植物群落，还需在区域及全球尺度上积极保护自然环境。或许国家公园助力应对气候变化的最大潜力，在于为每年数百万游客提供相关工具，帮助他们了解自身对气候变化的个体贡献并加以改善。了解当前与历史气候趋势，对于解读国家公园的生态状况及其变化、制定配套管理策略与行动方案至关重要。获取气候数据——尤其是在气候变化背景下——是我们认知生态系统与物种现状及其对气候变率响应的核心基础。此外，天气与气候对公园日常运营有着深远影响，涵盖火灾管理、搜救工作、游客服务以及公园基础设施维护等诸多环节。本数据集对应的资源管理应用集成系统（Integration of Resource Management Applications, IRMA）美国国家公园管理局（National Park Service, NPS）数据存储参考条目为大烟山国家公园空气质量监测站。