Data Book Review & Discussion: Spectral & Biometric Data Analysis 2005/2006 Forest Watch Data Book Review & Discussion: Ozone summary for 2005, Spectral & Biometric Data Analysis

Distribution of Active Forest Watch Teachers & Schools 2006 New Forest Watch Schools By State: NH = 2 MA = 6 CT = 1 ME = 1 New FW Teachers Trained 2003 = 20 2004 = 31 2005 = 20 2006 = 11

2005 Ozone Summary Page 43 8-hour Average Peak Concentration                       0-50 ppb 51-100 ppb 101-150 ppb 151-200 ppb 201-300 ppb http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.displaymaps#map Page 43

Figure 27: Number of 8-hr exceedances, compared to the number of days with temperatures greater than 90ºF, as measured at Bradley Airport outside Hartford, CT. Source: http://www.epa.gov/region01/airquality/graph.html Page 44

Figure 26: Graph of the number of exceedence days by state in Region 1: New England from 1983-2006, Based on the 8-hr standard Source: http://www.epa.gov/region1/airquality/standard.html Page 44

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Averaged 4 highest 8 hour ozone concentrations & The number of 8hr exceedances for 2004. Similar to 2003, the 2004 summer was another year of good air quality and low ozone exceedance days With few exceptions, urban and coastal monitoring sites were the only areas that experienced ozone levels high enough to exceed the 8-hr standard in 2004. Page 48

Visible/Infrared Intelligent Spectrometer 2005 Spectral Analysis VIRIS Visible/Infrared Intelligent Spectrometer

2005 White Pine REIP Distribution Page 22 Page 23

REIP vs. OZONE, (All NH Schools) Figure 5: Number of trees used in analysis of REIP vs. Ozone for all NH schools. Page 12

Figure 6: REIP vs. Ozone – All New Hampshire Schools. In 2005, mean monthly max ozone decreased and REIP remained elevated High REIP’s in 2005 indicate healthy pine needles with high amounts of chlorophyll In 2005, high REIP values corresponded to low ozone values as they have in most years since Forest Watch began.2004 and 2005 are our highest REIP values. REIP is rising over time, Our white pines are getting healthier! Page 12

Long Term Spectral Analysis by State: Year NH MA ME CT VT All States 1991 60   1992 121 1993 143 10 153 1994 44 197 1995 135 33 168 1996 137 38 32 35 252 1997 136 25 24 235 1998 149 17 30 29 260 1999 141 8 232 2000 179 12 20 276 2001 148 28 230 2002 133 15 19 23 210 2003 147 21 5 203 2004 151 209 2005 111 167 Page 23

Figure 12: Red Edge Inflection Point (REIP) values for New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut and Vermont 1991-2005. Page 24

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Figure 14: Cross section of white pine needles (A) showing the pie shaped arrangement and the location of the stomatal sides on the inner two faces of each needle & (B) A close up of a stomate, showing the recessed guard cells and the epistomal chamber. A B Page 27

Analysis of NIR 3/1, Near Infrared Bands: Page 27

Long Term Analysis of Selected Student Collected Biometric Data Photos by: Louise James Students from Sewell-Anderson School Lynn MA. Spring 2005

Figure 18: Average Yearly Needle Retention 1992-2005. Figure 19: Average yearly needle retention 1993-2005 for Salem High School, Salem NH Pages 35,36

Figure 20: Percent needle water content 1992-2005. Page 36

R2 = +0.2290314 Figure 21A: Un-edited Scatterplot of mean needle length vs. mean total spring precipitation for MA, NH, ME,CT & VT (1992-2005) R2 = +0.794507 Figure 21B: Edited Scatterplot of mean needle length vs. mean total spring precipitation for MA, NH, ME,CT & VT (1992-2005) Page 39

Figure 22: Percent of white pine needles with presence of both symptoms, chlorotic mottle & tip necrosis) 1996-2005. Page 40

Figure 24: Average percent needle damage calculated by Forest Watch students and UNH researchers 1996-2005. Figure 23: Mean needle damage length 1996-2005. Pages 41,42