Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the Western United States

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Resource Abstract:
The Precipitation Frequency of the Western United States publication is an eleven volume set held in the archives. It was the culmination of many years of investigation and was based all of the previous work on precipitation- frequency studies until that time. It also replaced U.S. Weather Bureau Technical Paper No. 40 for the eleven western states. The states/volumes are: 1 Montana 2 Wyoming 3 Colorado 4 New Mexico 5 Idaho 6 Utah 7 Nevada 8 Arizona 9 Washington 10 Oregon 11 California Each volume is organized into three parts. The first section discusses the historical background, procedures, and methods used in preparing the maps and how to interpret and use them. The second discusses ideas that are applicable only to the particular U.S. state considered in that volume. Included in this section are methods (monograms and equations) useful for estimating precipitation-frequency values for durations other than 6 and 24 hours. The last part of the atlas presents isopluvial maps for the 6 and 24 hour durations for return periods of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 years.
Citation
Title Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the Western United States
publication  Date   1973-01-01
presentationForm  mapHardcopy
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NWS > National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Topic Category:  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN > FREEZING RAIN
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > HAIL
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > ICE PELLETS > SLEET
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SOLID PRECIPITATION > SNOW
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science and Services Keywords
revision  Date   2015-08-04
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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Theme keywords (theme):
Atmospheric - Surface - Precipitation
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Title Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)
publication  Date   2010
Edition GCOS-138 (August 2010)
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  UN/WMO > World Meteorological Organization, United Nations
Contact information
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Location keywords:
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MONTANA
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WYOMING
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > COLORADO
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW MEXICO
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > IDAHO
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > UTAH
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEVADA
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ARIZONA
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OREGON
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
revision  Date   2015-04-07
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
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Stratum keywords:
VERTICAL LOCATION > LAND SURFACE
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
revision  Date   2015-04-07
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
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Contact information
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instrument Keywords
RAIN GAUGES
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revision  Date   2015-10-02
Edition Version 8.1
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Contact information
Linkage for online resource
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platform Keywords
WEATHER STATIONS
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
revision  Date   2015-09-23
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
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dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2015-10-02
Edition Version 8.1
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Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTPS
link function information
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Theme keywords (theme):
WEATHER STATION
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Title Equipment > Platform
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:14 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Mexico
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Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:14 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Frequency
Volume
Centered
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Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
RAIN GAUGE
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Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:14 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Precipitation
thesaurus name >
Title Process > Atmospheric Process
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:14 UTC 2018
purpose:
To provide precipitation frequency information in the climatologically diverse western United States, where average precipitation amounts vary widely.
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Resource language:  eng; USA
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NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NCEI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
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Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
extent Type Code  1
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eastBoundLongitude  -102.0
northBoundLatitude  49.0
southBoundLatitude  31.0
Temporal Extent
ground condition 1900-01-01 1973-01-01
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The atlas was prepared and published by the U.S. National Weather Service.

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151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
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name Precipitation Frequency of the Western United States Landing Page
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151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
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151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
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151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
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