NMT Valles Caldera Air Temperature Data, Site 10 (Sep 11, 2010 - Nov 18, 2011)

With growing concerns about declining snowpack, warmer temperatures, and land use changes, it is becoming increasingly important to determine the sources that contribute to surface water. In western states, such as New Mexico, most of the surface water is derived from mountainous watersheds. However, the interaction between the groundwater and the surface water within these mountain systems is poorly understood.随着人们对积雪减少、气温升高及土地利用变化的担忧与日俱增，探明地表水的补给来源已愈发重要。在美国西部诸州（如新墨西哥州），绝大多数地表水均来源于山地流域。然而，目前学界对这类山地系统内地下水与地表水之间的相互作用仍知之甚少。