Mean Annual Precipitation in West-Central Nevada using the Precipitation-Zone Method
Description
This data set contains 1971-2000 mean annual precipitation estimates for west-central Nevada.
This is a raster data set developed using the precipitation-zone method, which uses elevation-based
regression equations to estimate mean annual precipitation for defined precipitation zones
(Lopes and Medina, 2007.) This data set is based on the 30-meter National Elevation Dataset.
Reference Cited
Lopes, T.J., and Medina, R.L., 2007,
Precipitation Zones of West-Central Nevada:
Journal of Nevada Water Resources Association, v. 4, no 2, p. 21.
Resources
| Name |
Format |
Description |
Link |
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55 |
Landing page for access to the data |
https://doi.org/10.5066/P94MJTN3 |
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55 |
The metadata original format |
https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.6ef6fa3b-7db6-43fb-9827-84fd37990a9b.xml |
Tags
- environment
- mean-annual-precipitation
- great-basin
- united-states
- geoscientificinformation
- inlandwaters
- usgs-6ef6fa3b-7db6-43fb-9827-84fd37990a9b
- pzm
- nevada
- precipitation-zone-method