Little HaleNet

To learn more, read Climatology of Haleakalā by Ryan Longman or visit: https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/ecohydrology_lab/current-research/little-halenet The high-elevation northeastern slopes of Haleakalā Volcano are home to some of the most remote and undisturbed …

Cloud Water Interception in Hawaii

Contributed by Han Tseng (tsenghan@hawaii.edu) Cloud water interception (CWI), the passive capturing of fog water by plants, is a unique ecohydrological process in tropical montane cloud forests that have long …

Climate Monitoring In Hawaii

Contributed by Ryan Longman at rlongman@hawaii,edu Long-term, accurate observations of atmospheric phenomena are essential for a myriad of applications, including historic and future climate assessments, resource management, and infrastructure planning. …

HavoNet

Two field sites are located within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HavoNet) representing native forest and a forest invaded by an alien tree species, both within the cloud zone on the …

CraterNet

CraterNet consists of 13 weather stations located in Haleakalā crater (a large erosional depression near the summit) as part of an effort to monitor endemic plant and insect species at …

Haleakalā Climate Network

The Haleakalā Climate Network consists of two transects of climate stations along the leeward and windward slopes of Haleakalā Volcano, Maui Island, Hawai‘i. The upper elevation stations are within Haleakalā National Park. HaleNet was established in 1988-90 on the relatively dry west-northwest facing (leeward) slope. The first stations were established in June 1988 at elevations of 960, 1640, and 2120 m…