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College of Engineering and Computer Science
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2006
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2006
Description
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is an agency which relies on a
network of nearly 300 rain gauges in order to provide rainfall data for use in operations,
modeling, water supply planning, and environmental projects. However, the prevalence
of convective and tropical rain events in South Florida during the wet season presents a
challenge in that the current rain gauge network may not fully capture rainfall
demonstrating high spatial variability. NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) technology
offers water management officials the advantage of providing a spatial account of
rainfall, although the relative quality of radar rainfall measurements remains largely
unknown. The intent of this study is to examine the relationship between gauge-adjusted
NEXRAD data and corresponding rain gauge measurements in order to assess the relative
performance of radar and rain gauge technologies for a variety of different conditions.
network of nearly 300 rain gauges in order to provide rainfall data for use in operations,
modeling, water supply planning, and environmental projects. However, the prevalence
of convective and tropical rain events in South Florida during the wet season presents a
challenge in that the current rain gauge network may not fully capture rainfall
demonstrating high spatial variability. NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) technology
offers water management officials the advantage of providing a spatial account of
rainfall, although the relative quality of radar rainfall measurements remains largely
unknown. The intent of this study is to examine the relationship between gauge-adjusted
NEXRAD data and corresponding rain gauge measurements in order to assess the relative
performance of radar and rain gauge technologies for a variety of different conditions.
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168 p.
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FA00012554
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College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2006.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2006
Date Created Backup
2006
Date Text
2006
Date Created (EDTF)
2006
Date Issued (EDTF)
2006
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FAU
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FA00012554
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: College of Engineering and Computer Science
Attributed name: Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Person Preferred Name
Skinner, Courtney L.
Graduate College
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168 p.
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Developing a Relationship between NEXRAD Generated Rainfall Values and Rain Gauge Measurements in South Florida
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2006
2006
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
Developing a Relationship between NEXRAD Generated Rainfall Values and Rain Gauge Measurements in South Florida
Other Title Info
Developing a Relationship between NEXRAD Generated Rainfall Values and Rain Gauge Measurements in South Florida