(Also see Lassen Volcanic
National Park)
Site Name
IMPROVE:
LAVO1 (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
CASTNET: LAV410 (Lassen Volcanic National Park)
Region
Cascade Range
Terrain
Terrain is shown in the
2 km terrain map and the
20 km terrain map.
The 20,500 acre Caribou Wilderness is located in northern California, at the
southern extreme of the Cascade Range and immediately adjacent to Lassen
Volcanic National Park on its west side. Elevations range from near 6,000 ft
to the highest point, Red Cinder, at 8,370 ft. The headwaters of the Susan
River, that flows eastward towards Susanville and Honey Lake on the east
slope of the Cascade Range, originate in Caribou Wilderness.
The IMPROVE site representing the Caribou Wilderness is LAVO1 (Lassen
Volcanic National Park) located near the northwest Lassen Volcanic National
Park entrance Ranger station, 25 yards southeast of the Fire Station,
elevation 5,756 ft. The site may be influenced by channeled flow in the
Manzanita Creek drainage that flows west from the National Park and
ultimately to the northern Sacramento Valley. Local wind patterns can be
seen in data from the Lassen Volcanic
National Park CASTNET site, LAV410, located nearby.
The Caribou Wilderness Area and Lassen
Volcanic National Park, along with the
Thousand Lakes Wilderness Area
are in the same general area and share the same general topographic
features. The Caribou Wilderness has a somewhat more direct link to eastern
slopes of the Cascades via the Susan River that flows into Honey Lake in
northeastern California, some 50 miles east of the Wilderness. However,
since they are represented by the same IMPROVE site, for meteorological
characterization reference is given to the
Lassen Volcanic National Park
meteorological description page.
Representativeness
Caribou wilderness may see somewhat more influence by sources on the eastern
slope of the Cascade Range during infrequent east-west transport conditions
that may not be represented by data from LAVO1. Otherwise, the description
given in the Lassen Volcanic
National Park meteorological description page is valid for the Caribou
Wilderness.
Nearby Population/Industrial Centers and Local Sources
See Lassen Volcanic National Park
meteorological description page. Potential sources on the eastern slopes
of the Cascade Range include dry and intermittent lakes, sources of alkali
dust, and windblown desert dust that could impact the Wilderness during
extreme dust storms with an easterly direction component.
Nearby Meteorological Data Stations
See Lassen Volcanic National Park
meteorological description page
Wind and Transport Patterns
See Lassen Volcanic National Park
meteorological description page. An infrequent local transport route
into Caribou Wilderness and Lassen Volcanic National Park from sources on
eastern slopes of the Cascade Range could exist during periods of strong
easterly flow.
Inversions/Trapping
See Lassen Volcanic National Park
meteorological description page.
Climatological Statistics
See Lassen Volcanic National Park
meteorological description page
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