Session Number
84
Session Title
Indiana Rainfall Patterns and a Network for Future Measurements
Track Title
Drainage
Event Description/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.
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.
