Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service - Precipitation Monitoring

Science activity #50200, updated 29 April 2022

Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service - Precipitation Monitoring

Description / purpose

"Observed" data is a byproduct of National Weather Service (NWS) operations at the 12 CONUS River Forecast Centers (RFCs), and is displayed as a gridded field with a spatial resolution of roughly 4x4 km. "Normal" precipitation is derived from PRISM climate data, created at Oregon State University. The PRISM gridded climate maps are considered the most detailed, highest-quality spatial climate datasets currently available. The 30 year PRISM normal from 1981-2010 is used for precipitation analysis since 2004. Prior to 2004 the 30 year PRISM normal from 1961-1990 is used.

Linked science activities

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Collaborators

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Activity status

1 Awarded / Initiating (2015)
2 In progress / Ongoing (2015 - 2019)
3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $0

Location

Subbasins

Delta regions

Geographic tags

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Products and outputs

Type	Title	Description	Views
	PRISM Climate Data	The PRISM Climate Group gathers climate observatio	0
	NWS Precipitation Data	Data are publicly available for download in severa	0
	NWS Precipitation Site	this links to the QPE interactive map for precipit	0
	Observed Precipitation (QPE) for California Nevada region	Shows rainfall data at the station-level for Calif	0
	Precipitation Frequency Data Server (PFDS)	The Precipitation Frequency Data Server (PFDS) is	0
	NWS California Nevada River Forecast Center - Precipitation Data	Site provides precipitation data for the Californi	0

Type and context

Science action area

Unspecified

Management themes

Water supply management , Habitat management

Science themes

Environmental conditions , Land use and human activities

Types

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Science functions

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Management actions

Water operations , Natural environmental flows , Groundwater protection & management , Habitat protection / enhancement / restoration

Science Topics

Surface water / flow , Groundwater , Precipitation , Stormwater runoff / drainage

Lead implementing organization

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]

Partner implementing organizations

Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering - PRISM Climate Group

Funding organizations

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Funding programs

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Funding sources

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