Precipitation Frequency for California, USA - NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 6

Description

This GIS grid atlas contains precipitation frequency estimates for California based on precipitation data collected between 1850-2010. This atlas is an updated version of volume XI (California) of NOAA Atlas 2, published in 1973 and volume 1 of NOAA Atlas 14 (Semiarid Southwest), published in 2006. 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. The grid data also contains estimates for Semiarid Southwest from NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 1 Version 5. Please see the metadata page for the Semiarid Southwest portion of the grid.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 http://swXyrYY (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
21 noaaatlas2.htm http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ohd/hdsc/noaaatlas2.htm
0 http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/
21 pcpnfreq.html http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpnfreq.html
21 prcpfreq.html http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ohd/hdsc/studies/prcpfreq.html
21 pcpnfreq.html http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpnfreq.html
0 http://HDSC PFDS;
21 pfds_gis.html http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/pfds_gis.html

Tags

  • vertical location
  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • southwestern united states
  • precipitation frequency
  • california
  • ground layer
  • southwest

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