Browsing Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest, Volume 07 (1977) by Subjects

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    • Simulation of Summer Rainfall Occurrence in Arizona and New Mexico
      Yakowitz, Sidney; Southwest Watershed Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, Arizona; Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 1977-04-16)
      Thunderstorms produce most of the annual rainfall and almost all runoff from arid and semiarid rangelands in the southwest U.S. A model was developed to be used for predicting runoff in river basins, flood plane zonings, estimating flood damage, erosion, and sediment transport, and estimating precipitation available for forage growth. This rainfall occurrence model has three parameters: elevation, latitude and longitude, and takes into account rainfall occurrence in 22 stations located in Arizona and New Mexico. From these variables, mathematical equations were developed in an effort to predict point rainfall occurrence. Estimates of the number of seasonal occurrences were used as a check of the equations within the model.