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Meteorology and River D ischarge. Michael P. Fritz CHM576 University of North Carolina Wilmington 2010. Record Background . Length: 88 days (August 13 th -November 8 th , 2010) Data Stations: Wilmington International Airport Record High/Low since 1874 Average High/Low from 1971-2000
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Meteorology and River Discharge Michael P. Fritz CHM576 University of North Carolina Wilmington 2010
Record Background • Length: 88 days (August 13th -November 8th, 2010) • Data Stations: • Wilmington International Airport • Record High/Low since 1874 • Average High/Low from 1971-2000 • Record Precipitation since 1871 • Cape Fear River Discharge at Mouth (1969) • Dye Tracer and Current Meter Studies (1979, Carpenter, J and W. Yonts) • Cape Fear Memorial Bridge • Tidal Data
La Niña • Unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific
Cruise 1 (September 13th, 2010) • Temperature • Low: 16 °C, (3 °C < average) • High: 29 °C • Wind • 3 m/s, NNE • Tides (EDT) • Low: 8:36 PM • High: 1:36 AM, 2:54 PM
Cruise 2 (November 8th, 2010) • Temperature • Low: 1 °C, (7 °C < average) • High: 19 °C, (2 °C < average) • Wind • 3 m/s, NNE • Tides (EST) • Low: 4:54 AM, 5:45 PM • High: 11:18 AM
Records • Temperature • September: 3rd, 8th 9th, 14th, 25th, 27th • Record Ties • October 12th, 27th, 28th • Record Highs
Historic Event • Period of Drought • Before only 0.46 cm • 3rd Driest September
Historic Event • Precipitation • September 27th • 26.24 cm • 2nd Most Rainfall on Calendar Day • Significant Rainfall Event (57.3 cm) • 3,4, and 5, Day Records • 2ndWettest September on Record • 57.7 cm Total for September 2010
Meteorology Effects • Precipitation • pH • Turbidity • Salinity • DOC/CDOM • River Discharge • Chloroform A • Wind • Light Reflection
References • http://www.weather.gov/climate • http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/la-nina-story.html • http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ • http://www.cormp.org/stream.php