This project was completed by students in a J-term course as part of their assignment to monitor the weather, collect field data, and compare their observations with estimated snow events as reported by two local NEXRad radar stations.
The project tasks were to:
· choose locations where rain/snow gauges should be sited through map discussion and considerations of land use factors
· place rain/snow gauges on site
· collect data after each precipitation event
· access Internet radar data
· input data into a spreadsheet
· analyze data statistically using basic spreadsheet calculations
· use geographic information systems (ArcView) to produce overlays of spreadsheet and mapped data
· present results of study in class on the last day
Click on one of the gauge locations ( ) to see a graph of measurable storm events in January, 2007.
The events were observed by students and compared to the NEXRad radar images below:
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Radar site |
January 14, 2007 snowfall event |
January 21, 2007 snowfall event |
| Chanhassen, MN (MPX) |
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La Crosse,WI (ARX)
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| Surface Data Plots |
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| Satellite Images (IR) |
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Last modified January 25, 2007
