The Shenandoah Watershed Study (SWAS) program involves measurement of precipitation and stream-water properties to determine the concentration and flux of chemical material along hydrologic pathways in the forested mountain watersheds of Shenandoah National Park and the mid-Appalachian region. The monitoring and research priorities of the SWAS program have been concerned with factors that most directly affect the composition of stream waters. Among these are atmospheric deposition, insect infestation, and forest regeneration. Through the effort to detect, understand, and predict stream-water change associated with these and other causative factors, the SWAS program has created a framework of hydro-biogeochemical information that supports a broad range of ecosystem monitoring and research.

For further information, please contact Rick Webb at 434-924-7817.

SWAS
Department of Environmental Sciences
ATTN: Rick Webb
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Tel: 434-924-0569
Email: rwebb@virginia.edu