Publication Date
5-4-2017
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Changnon, David
Degree Name
B.S. (Bachelor of Science)
Legacy Department
Department of Geography
Abstract
Winter weather events such as snow and ice storms, and extreme cold air outbreaks produce major damages and large costs across many weather-sensitive sectors. Numerous studies have characterized snowstorms, their regional frequency, magnitude, and related impacts, and others have examined the cumulative role of snowfall and temperature anomalies for a specific month or winter. This study aims to examine a snowfall extreme at a different temporal scale, the greatest 30-day snowfall totals for areas in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains for the period 1900-2016. The initial task of such a study is to identify and map the long-term climate stations (i.e., those with daily snowfall records dating from 1900-2016) and then conduct an evaluation of snowfall records to determine those stations that need to be removed from the study. Once a final set of historic snowfall stations has been determined, the five heaviest independent 30-day snowfall periods (i.e., events) will be identified for each station. This evaluation of snowfall totals for periods greater than a storm and less than a winter would create a new and useful climatology.
Recommended Citation
Haas, Lauren M. and O'Sullivan Jr., Daniel, "An Examination of Heavy 30-Day Snowfall Events East of the Rocky Mountains from 1900-2016" (2017). Honors Capstones. 141.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/studentengagement-honorscapstones/141
Extent
14 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
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