NTSG has executed
a number of studies of forest and natural plant communities. Projects
have involved all scales of ecological study: from a single acre to
the entire globe. NTSG integrates biometeorology, remote sensing, geographic
-information -systems,
and -computer -simulation
with ecological analysis. Spinoffs of projects
have- included a new -forest
-taxation system for Montana based -upon
forest growth potential, the evaluation of forest recovery after -wildfire
via satellite data, the development of -satellite
based monitoring for lake water quality, the improvement -of
range -production through models utilizing
satellite data, and the building of microclimate maps which improve
snowmelt, runoff, and flooding projections.