Abstract
This presentation will provide a brief overview of conditions necessary for the development of heavy rainfall and flooding across Indiana. An analysis of changes in warm season precipitation since 1950 at four Indiana cities will be shown, along with the effects that urbanization can have on rainfall patterns. Measuring future precipitation events for an improved climatological record will be discussed by introducing a national network of volunteer precipitation observers known as the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) Network.
Session Number
84
Session Title
Indiana Rainfall Patterns and a Network for Future Measurements
Track Title
Drainage
Date of Version
March 2014
Recommended Citation
Lashley, Sam, "Indiana Rainfall Patterns, Flooding and a Network for Future Measurements" (2014). Purdue Road School. 51.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/roadschool/2014/presentations/51
Start Date
3-12-2014 12:00 AM
Indiana Rainfall Patterns, Flooding and a Network for Future Measurements
This presentation will provide a brief overview of conditions necessary for the development of heavy rainfall and flooding across Indiana. An analysis of changes in warm season precipitation since 1950 at four Indiana cities will be shown, along with the effects that urbanization can have on rainfall patterns. Measuring future precipitation events for an improved climatological record will be discussed by introducing a national network of volunteer precipitation observers known as the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) Network.
