30 year (1981 - 2010) annual average of daily intensity of precipitation for a rain event for the Conterminous United States and District of Columbia
Dates
Publication Date
2019-04-24
Start Date
1981-01-01
End Date
2010-12-31
Citation
Sabitov, T.Y., and Wieczorek, M.E., 2019, 30 year (1981 - 2010) annual average of daily intensity of precipitation for a rain event for the Conterminous United States and District of Columbia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9T3NSBB.
Summary
This metadata record describes the average daily precipitation intensity for rain events during the 30-year period 1981 – 2010 for the conterminous United States. A rain event is defined as a period when the number of consecutive days with precipitation equals or exceeds 1 millimeter. Daily precipitation intensity is defined as the amount of precipitation over the duration of a rain event divided by the number of days in a rain event. The source data was produced and acquired from DAYMET (2018) and is presented here as a 1-kilometer resolution GeoTIFF file.
Summary
This metadata record describes the average daily precipitation intensity for rain events during the 30-year period 1981 – 2010 for the conterminous United States. A rain event is defined as a period when the number of consecutive days with precipitation equals or exceeds 1 millimeter. Daily precipitation intensity is defined as the amount of precipitation over the duration of a rain event divided by the number of days in a rain event. The source data was produced and acquired from DAYMET (2018) and is presented here as a 1-kilometer resolution GeoTIFF file.
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Purpose
This data set was created by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Hydrologic Systems Team which is part of the USGS National Water Quality Program (NWQP). The spatial variability of 30 year (1981 - 2010) annual average of daily intensity of precipitation for a rain event is an important component with respect to water resources and hydrologic studies. Intensity and frequency of precipitation can affect river flow, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and groundwater recharge ( Huntington, 2006). This effort was undertaken to estimate the 30 year (1981 - 2010) annual average of daily intensity of precipitation for a rain event to support statistical analysis, map display, and model parameterization.