Air and surface temperature modelling across a temperate mountain landscape: an investigation of microclimatic influences on surface offsets viewed within the context of epigaeic arthropod thermal habitat

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dc.contributor.authorHassink, Nick
dc.contributor.authorBonnaventure, Philip
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Dan L.
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-16T17:55:46Z
dc.date.available2025-06-16T17:55:46Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) applies
dc.description.abstractDevelopment of high-resolution temperature models in mountain environments must include consideration of the influence of complex topography and seasonality on thermal distribution across horizontal and vertical scales. Small-bodied organisms, including arthropods, in montane and alpine ecosystems inhabit environments for which local microclimate and heat transfer is especially important. We developed and applied high-resolution air and surface temperature models for a remote mountain environment using in-situ data for interpolation procedures in ArcGIS Pro. This approach requires recording directional and time-period specific lapse rates to aid in the development of air temperature models. Also examined is the offset between air temperature and surface temperature and to what extent air temperature alone is a reliable indicator of ground-level thermal conditions. We describe an environmentally inclusive surface temperature modelling method that allows for the addition of explanatory layers (landcover, elevation, aspect, slope, and topographic position index) aiding in the interpolation process. These models are used to delineate thermally defined ecological zones and model unique thermal properties of relevance to arthropods across the southern Alberta study area.
dc.description.peer-reviewYes
dc.identifier.citationHassink, N., Bonnaventure, P. P., & Johnson, D. L. (2025). Air and surface temperature modelling across a temperate mountain landscape: An investigation of microclimatic influences on surface offsets viewed within the context of epigaeic arthropod thermal habitat. Canadian Geographies, 69(1), Article e70003. https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.70003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/7055
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geography and Environment
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.institutionLGL Limited Environmental Research Associates
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1111/cag.70003
dc.subjectBasal temperature of snow
dc.subjectCastle Provincial Park
dc.subjectEpigaeic arthropod
dc.subjectSurface lapse rate
dc.subjectThermal modelling
dc.titleAir and surface temperature modelling across a temperate mountain landscape: an investigation of microclimatic influences on surface offsets viewed within the context of epigaeic arthropod thermal habitat
dc.typeArticle
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