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Probabilistic and statistical relationships between number of vehicles and number of visitors at a geologic site in a National Park

January 1, 1997

The National Park Service needs to establish in all of the national parks how large the parking lots should be in order to enjoy and presence our natural resources, for example, in the Delicate Arch in the Arches National Park. Probabilistic and statistical relationships were developed between the number of vehicles (N) at one time in the Wolfe Ranch parking lot and the number of visitors (X) at Delicate Arch 1.5 miles away in the Arches National Park, southeastern Utah. The value of N is determined such that 30 or more visitors are at the arch only 10% of the time.

Publication Year 1997
Title Probabilistic and statistical relationships between number of vehicles and number of visitors at a geologic site in a National Park
DOI 10.1007/BF02769624
Authors R. A. Crovelli
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Mathematical Geology
Index ID 70019279
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse