Extreme Precipitation Depths for Texas, excluding the Trans-Pecos Region

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noSPEC COLL GBAY ACC#5114en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorLanning-Rush, Jennifer, William H. Asquith and Raymond M. Slade, Jr.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:17:26Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:17:26Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description38 pagesen_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractThe U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation, conducted a study of extreme precipitation depths for various durations and storm areas for Texas, excluding the Trans-Pecos region. The extreme precipitation depth is an estimate, from documented storms, of the largest precipitation depth expected to occur over a given area. The extreme precipitation depth exceeds the precipitation depth associated with recurrence intervals greater than 100 years. Storm durations of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 days were investigated for this report. The extreme precipitation depth for a particular area is estimated from an "extreme precipitation curve" (an upper limit or envelope curve developed from graphs of extreme precipitation depths for each climatic region). The extreme precipitation curves were determined using precipitation depth-duration information from a subset (24 "extreme" storms) of 213 "notable" storms documented throughout Texas. The extreme precipitation curves can be used to estimate extreme precipitation depth for a particular area. The extreme precipitation depth represents a limiting depth, which can provide useful comparative information for more quantitative analyses.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexasen_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.history8/8/07 eas; 12-14-10 kswen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23492
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Special Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Information Servicesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries5114en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesU.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report No. 98-4099en_US
dc.subjectprecipitationen_US
dc.subjectmeteorologyen_US
dc.subjectobservationsen_US
dc.subjectclimatic extremesen_US
dc.subjectclimateen_US
dc.subjectrainfallen_US
dc.titleExtreme Precipitation Depths for Texas, excluding the Trans-Pecos Regionen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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