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Ain’t no mountain high enough Saving the Upland summer mayfly
Craig Macadam
Ameletus inopinatus
© Cyril Bennett © David Pryce
Snowfall at Glenshee Ski Centre 2007 to 2018 Days with significant snowfall (> 5cm) Days with significant rainfall (> 5cm) Snowfall amount per week (cm)
© David Pryce
Snow cover
Dry
664m ASL warmer
556m ASL warmer
Cairnwell Burn at 664m vs 556m ASL
South flowing warmer
North flowing warmer
North vs South flowing streams at 556 metres ASL
y = 0.1865x0.5841
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Degree days
Cairnwell Burn d/s Ski Centre Allt A'Choire Sheiridh Cairnwell Burn at Ski Centre
from Taubmann et al. (2011)
400 metres
Climate space
500 metres
Climate space
600 metres
Climate space
700 metres
Climate space
800 metres
Climate space
900 metres
Climate space
450 m ASL 90% suitable 79km (63%)
600 m ASL 63% suitable 33km (26%)
750 m ASL 25% suitable
7km (6%)
900 m ASL 6% suitable 3km (3%)
Climate space
100% suitable 126km (100%)
Climate space
450 m ASL 600 m ASL 750 m ASL 900 m ASL
Keeping cool
Maximum daily river temperatures Change in river temperature caused by 1oC rise in air temperature
Keeping cool
https://marinescotland.atkinsgeospatial.com/nmpi/
from Keeping Rivers Cool (2016)
Further Information
© Stuart Crofts
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