Precipitation Frequency for Semiarid Southwest, USA - NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 1

Description

This GIS grid atlas contains precipitation frequency estimates for the Semiarid Southwest based on precipitation data collected between 1893-2000. This atlas is an updated version of volumes IV (New Mexico), VI (Utah), VII Nevada), VIII (Arizona), published in 1973. 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 (NAD84 horizontal datum) and units are in 1000th of inches. The grid data also contains estimates for California from NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 6 Version 2. Please see the metadata page for the California portion of the grid.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 http://HDSC PFDS;
0 http://swXyrYY (X = average recurrence interval, YY = duration; u = upper limit, l= lower limit) for partial duration series swXyrYY_ams (X = average recurrence interval, YY = duration; u = upper limit, l= lower limit) for annual maximum series
21 pfds_gis.html http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/pfds_gis.html
0 http://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/
21 index.html http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ohd/hdsc/index.html
0 ftp://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/pub/hdsc/data/
21 noaaatlas2.htm http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ohd/hdsc/noaaatlas2.htm
21 pcpnfreq.html http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpnfreq.html
21 prcpfreq.html http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ohd/hdsc/studies/prcpfreq.html

Tags

  • vertical location
  • precipitation
  • united states of america
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • north america
  • precipitation frequency
  • ground layer

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