Precipitation Frequency for Alaska, USA - NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 7

Description

This GIS grid atlas contains precipitation frequency estimates for Alaska based on precipitation data collected between 1886-2011. This atlas is an updated version of Technical Paper 47, published in 1963, and Technical Paper 52, published in 1965. The grids provide information for durations from 5 minutes through 60 days, and for return periods of 1 year through 1000 years. All grids are in geographic coordinate system (NAD83 horizontal datum) and units are in 1000th of inches.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 http://HDSC PFDS;
0 http://akXyrYY (X = return period, YY = duration; u = upper limit, l= lower limit) for partial duration series, _ams for annual maximum series
0 http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/
21 index.html http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ohd/hdsc/index.html
33 TP47.pdf http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hdsc/PMP_documents/TP47.pdf
33 TechnicalPaper_No52.pdf http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hdsc/PF_documents/TechnicalPaper_No52.pdf
21 pfds_gis.html http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/pfds_gis.html

Tags

  • vertical location
  • precipitation
  • alaska
  • atmosphere
  • precipitation frequency
  • ground layer

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