Tracking precipitation patterns across a western U.S. metropolitan area using volunteer observers: RainLog.Org

• Published in: International journal of climatology Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 4201 - 4214
• Main Authors: Crimmins, Michael A., McMahan, Ben, Holmgren, William F., Woodard, Gary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 30.06.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: citizen science; Complexity; Extreme weather; Gauges; hydroclimate; Hydrologic data; Metropolitan areas; Monitoring; Networks; Precipitation; Precipitation monitoring; Precipitation patterns; Precipitation variability; Rainfall; Storms; Thunderstorms; Tracking; Tropical climate; Tropical depressions; Tropical storms; Variability; Winter storms; United States > US

The southwestern United States experiences extreme hydroclimatic variability, including intense but localized monsoon thunderstorms, tropical storms, and winter storms, resulting in complex and variable patterns of precipitation over space and time. Official gauges associated with long‐term monitori...