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RISSnowmelt-Related Flood Risk in Appalachia: First Estimates from a Historical Snow Climatology
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A first attempt has been made toward quantifying the risk of snowmelt-related flooding in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States (from 35° to 42°N). In the last decade, two major events occurred ...
Complex Quality Assurance of Historical Hourly Surface Airways Meteorological Data
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A new complex quality assurance (QA) procedure is developed for historical hourly surface airways meteorological data, recently digitized in a U.S. government?sponsored effort that extends the digital period of record back ...
Improved Quality Assurance for Historical Hourly Temperature and Humidity: Development and Application to Environmental Analysis
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Historical hourly surface synoptic (airways) meteorological reports from around the United States have been digitized as part of the NOAA Climate Database Modernization Program. An important component is improvement of ...
The Role of Airmass Types and Surface Energy Fluxes in Snow Cover Ablation in the Central Appalachians
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A one-dimensional snowpack model, a unique airmass identification scheme, and surface weather observations are used to investigate large ablation events in the central Appalachian Mountains of North America. Data from ...