New 2012 Precipitation Frequency Estimation Analysis for Alaska: Musings on Data Used and the Final Product

The major product of this study was a precipitation frequency atlas for the entire state of Alaska; this atlas is available at http://dipper.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/. The process of contributing to this study provided an opportunity to (1) evaluate the complete precipitation data-collection program for Alaska and (2) compare the new precipitation frequency estimates with those published in 1963. It has been known for some time that the precipitation data-collection program in Alaska has many limitations and challenges. This present report summarizes the limitations of the data collection program identified during the study and includes a comparison of the 1963 and 2012 results for selected stations at major population centers. The authors hope that this report will lead to improvements in data collection so that better precipitation frequency estimates can be made in the future.

• Record URL:
  • https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/bitstream/handle/11122/7461/D.Kane-et-al._2012-Precipitation-Frequency-Estimation_Final-13.11.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Alaska University Transportation Center

  University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  P.O. Box 755900
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99775-5900

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  Research, Development and Technology Transfer, 2301 Peger Road
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99709-5399

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kane, Douglas L
  • Stuefer, Svetlana
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 32p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Data quality; Estimating; Precipitation (Meteorology); Statistical sampling
• Geographic Terms: Alaska
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Environment; Transportation (General); I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01516308
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-AK-RD-13-0, INE/AUTC 13.11
• Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0011; AUTC #207119; T2-08-15
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 2014 1:32PM