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Extreme precipitation in new york & new england. An Interactive Web Tool for Extreme Precipitation Analysis & Monitoring David Nelson Asst. State Conservation Engineer USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service. Who is updating the analysis?.
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Extreme precipitation in new york & new england An Interactive Web Tool for Extreme Precipitation Analysis & Monitoring David Nelson Asst. State Conservation Engineer USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Who is updating the analysis? • Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC), Cornell University • Arthur DeGaetano • Dan Zarrow
What does this study do? • Updates rainfall analysis • Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the US, TP-40, National Weather Bureau, 1961 (≈ 20 years of record, 1938 – 1958 ) • Also: • NWS HYDRO-35, 1977: 5- to 60- Minute Precipitation Frequency for the Eastern and Central United States. • Technical Paper 49, 1964. Two- to Ten- Day Precipitation for Return Periods of 2 to 100 years. • New study includes rainfall events through 2008 • NOAA’s National Weather Service Atlas 14 updates not yet available for New England and New York
What does this study do? • Updates rainfall analysis • Provides interactive web tool for easy access
What does this study do? • Updates rainfall analysis • Provides interactive web tool for easy access • Offers real-time monitoring of rain events
What does this study do? • Updates rainfall analysis • Provides interactive web tool for easy access • Offers real-time monitoring of rain events • Provides a method to update the analysis in the future