Bandelier National Monument Air Quality Monitoring Air Atlas is
a GIS database of air quality estimates for 270 parks that are
part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program. These
estimates can be used when on-site monitoring data is not
available. Air Atlas Atmospheric Deposition Monitoring Wet
deposition monitoring was initiated in 1982 at Bandelier NM, as
part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National
Trends Program (NADP/NTN). The site I.D. is NM07. --Site
Overview and Data Optical monitoring to collect baseline data on
night sky brightness at Bandelier NP is in the process of being
complete, with a report due in 2007. Dark night skies are
considered an important air quality related value at Bandelier
NP, possessing value as a cultural, scenic, natural, and
scientific resource. Air pollution and poor quality outdoor
lighting degrade night skies, lessening a viewer's ability to
see stars and other astronomical objects, and altering the
nocturnal scene. Use of high quality lighting that pro