The GuMNet (Guadarrama Monitoring Network) has been established as a laboratory for environmental monitoring in the Sierra de Guadarrama. This network of stations has been installed with the objective of supporting research and dissemination of data and scientific knowledge related to the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Through a wide network of atmospheric and subsoil monitoring stations located in different parts of the Sierra de Guadarrama, this scientific network aims to contribute to the research, education and management of a mountain environment that provides an enormous amount of ecosystem and cultural services to the populations of Madrid and Segovia, provinces adjacent to this National Park. The orography of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park is complex and the high density of installed stations allows the validation and improvement of high resolution meteorological models.
Today, Ana M. Tarquis and Esperanza Luque visited El Escorial to present the research, training and transfer activities carried out by CEIGRAM to a group of students from the Master’s Degree in Geophysical Meteorology at the Complutense University of Madrid. During the morning, they visited the EG010-Herrería Station, located in the forest of the same name, which is a protected area under the Natura 2000 network and also designated as a Site of Community Interest and Special Protection Area for Birds, making it a key site for the conservation of natural resources and for ensuring adequate monitoring of atmospheric data.
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During the presentation, Ana Tarquis and Esperanza Luque invited students to learn about and collaborate in the tasks carried out by CEIGRAM in monitoring and analysing agrometeorological and climate data collected at stations, together with satellite data. For those students who were interested, the possibility of collaboration was offered through curricular internships or directly through job offers.
The GuMNet Network has been responsible for monitoring the effects of climate change on high mountain ecosystems such as the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park: the decrease in rainfall, its irregularity and the increase in temperatures are phenomena that are already affecting the park’s flora and fauna and must be taken into consideration for its proper management. This network can be a very useful tool for researchers and decision-makers, as a detailed assessment of environmental conditions can enable the implementation of solutions tailored to the territory that limit the most critical effects of climate change.
