Author: E. Marshall HansenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrometeorology
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Application of Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates
Author: E. Marshall HansenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrometeorology
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Manual on Estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP)
Author: World Meteorological OrganizationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The manual describes procedure for estimating the maximum probable precipitation and the maximum probable flood. This is the third revised version. The first and second editions of this manual were published in 1973 and 1986, respectively. The current edition keeps a majority of the content from the second edition. Newly added content in this third edition primarily results from experiences, since 1986, in directly estimating PMP for the requirements of a given project in a design watershed on probable maximum flood (PMF) in China, the United States of America, Australia and India.--Publisher's description.
Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates, United States East of the 105th Meridian
Author: Louis C. SchreinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrometeorology
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Safety of Dams
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309035325
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
From earth tectonics and meteorology to risk, responsibility, and the role of government, this comprehensive and detailed book reviews current practices in designing dams to withstand extreme hydrologic and seismic events. Recommendations for action and for further research to improve dam safety evaluations are presented.
Manual for Estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation
Author: World Meteorological OrganizationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Depth-area-duration (Hydrometeorology)
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Application of Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates - United States East of the 105th Meridian
Author: E. Marshall HansenGeneralized Estimates of Probable Maximum Precipitation for the United States West of the 105th Meridian for Areas to 400 Square Miles and Durations to 24 Hours
Author: United States. Weather BureauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Precipitation (Meteorology)
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Generalized estimates of probable maximum precipitation have been available for the United States east of the 105th meridian for several years. The need for similar data for the planning and design requirements of the Soil Conservation Service in the region west of the 105th meridian led that agency to cooperate with estimates for that area. This report presents generalized estimates of probable maximum precipitation for areas from a point to 400 square miles and for durations up to 24 hours.
Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates, United States East of the 105th Meridian
Author: Louis Charles SchreinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrometeorology
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Seasonal Variation of 10-square-mile Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates, United States, East of the 105th Meridian
Author: Francis P. HoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Probable maximum precipitation (Hydrometeorology)
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Modernizing Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimation
Author: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and MedicinePublisher:
ISBN: 9780309715119
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the U.S., including dams and nuclear power plants, have been engineered to withstand floods resulting from the most unlikely but possible precipitation, termed Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP). Failure of any one of the more than 16,000 high-hazard dams and 50 nuclear power plants in the United States could result in the loss of life and impose significant economic losses and widespread environmental damage, especially under the pressures of climate change. While PMP estimates have provided useful guidance for designing critical infrastructure, weaknesses in the scientific foundations of PMP, combined with advances in understanding, observing, and modeling extreme storms, call for fundamental changes to the definition of PMP and the methods used to estimate it. Modernizing Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimation recommends a new definition of PMP and presents a vision for a methodology relevant for design, operation, and regulation of critical infrastructure. The new definition targets precipitation depths with an extremely low exceedance probability instead of assuming rainfall is bounded, and considers specified climate periods so that PMP estimates can change as the climate changes. Near-term enhancements to PMP include improved data collection, model-based storm reconstructions, and strengthened scientific grounding for PMP methods. Long-term model-based PMP estimation will employ kilometer-scale climate models capable of resolving PMP storms and producing PMP-magnitude precipitation. A Model Evaluation Project will provide scientific grounding for model-based PMP estimation and determine when transition to a model-based PMP estimation should occur. Scientific and modeling advances along this front will contribute to addressing the societal challenges linked to the changes in extreme storms and precipitation in a warming climate, which are critical steps to ensuring the safety of our infrastructure and society.