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Government Response To Drought In The United States: With Particular Reference To The Great Plains, Donald A. Wilhite

National Drought Mitigation Center: Faculty Publications

Drought relief has become an expected response of the federal government to periods of widespread drought in the United States. A wide range of emergency, short-term and long-term drought programs were formulated to deal with the extreme drought of the 1930's. By 1977 there were 40 separate programs administered by 16 different federal agencies. This paper traces the development of federal drought relief bureaucracy, including drought designation criteria and procedures.

Two obvious deficiencies of past drought relief efforts in the United States are noted. First, drought relief organizations and programs have been hastily assembled during periods of crisis. This has …

Climatology Of The Southeastern United States Continental Shelf Waters, Larry P. Atkinson, Thomas N. Lee, Jackson O. Blanton, William S. Chandler

CCPO Publications

Data from 2872 hydrographic stations have been used to determine the oceanographie climatology of the southeastern United States continental shelf waters. The data were sorted by each degree of latitude and by depth into three zones (0–20 m, 21–40 m, 41–60 m). Inner shelf water temperatures were similar to adjacent land air temperatures, while outer shelf temperatures were moderated by the Gulf Stream. Minimum and maximum water temperatures occurred in Georgia and South Carolina inner shelf water. Bottom temperatures were unusually low off Florida in the summer probably because of shelf break upwelling. Surface salinity was lowest adjacent to the …

Weather Records Available From Discontinued Weather Stations Inn Connecticut, David R. Miller, Chris Costello

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Climate Data Sources In Connecticut, Patricia A. Palley, David R. Miller

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Climate Data Use And Users In Connecticut, P.A. Palley, D.R. Miller

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Manchester, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Kevin Brown, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Manchester, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Mammoth Cave Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Mammoth Cave from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glenn Conner, Sherree Tipton, Lynda Dilgard

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Bowling Green, Kentucky between 1951 and 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of London, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for London, Kentucky from 1954 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Madisonville, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Madisonville, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Kevin Brown, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Mount Sterling, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Owensboro, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Tom Feeney, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Owensboro, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Pikeville, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Tom Feeney, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Pikeville, Kentucky between 1951 and 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Scottsville, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson, Douglas Harper, Cliff Hardin

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Scottsville, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Louisville, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Louisville, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Farmers, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson, Douglas Harper, Cliff Hardin

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Farmers, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Middlesboro, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Kevin Brown, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Middlesboro, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Lexington, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Mark Simpson, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Louisville, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climate Of Maysville, Kentucky, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Kevin Brown, Douglas Harper

WKU Administration Documents

Climatological summary of weather and temperatures for Maysville, Kentucky from 1951 to 1980.

Ua66/8/2 Climatological Summary: Barren River Area Development District, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Robert Sanderson, Robert Ashby, J. M. Phipps

WKU Administration Documents

This document summarizes and analyzes the climate of the Barren River Area Development District, discusses seasonal variance and trends, and provides examples of the application of climatological data to climate related or induced problems. By using this document, planners can identify climate related problems, assess the probability of occurrence, develop recommended courses of action, and assist local governments in their planning efforts.

Ua66/8/2 Growing Season In Kentucky 1948-1977, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Robert Sanderson

WKU Administration Documents

Kentucky Climate Center report number 21 Growing Season in Kentucky

Ua66/8/2 Heating Degree Days In Kentucky 1951-1977, Wku Kentucky Climate Center, Glen Conner, Robert Sanderson

WKU Administration Documents

Kentucky Climate Center report no. 20 Heating Degree Days in Kentucky, 1951-1977.

Changing Fields: Agricultural Land Use Changes In Nebraska 1925-1974, Donald A. Wilhite

National Drought Mitigation Center: Faculty Publications

The series of graphs and maps which follow illustrate agricultural land use changes in Nebraska from 1925 to 1974. With these graphs and maps, the major agronomic crops of corn (dryland and irrigated), wheat, sorghum and soybeans are analyzed. The purpose of this analysis is to provide a pictorial history of Nebraska's ever-changing cropping system and, hopefully, to stimulate ideas and discussion with regard to trends and future directions. The Nebraska Water Resources Center is deeply interested in both the past and the future of Nebraska's agriculture because of the demands which agriculture places on the state's water resources. An …

Turbulence Spectra Above A Vegetated Surface Under Conditions Of Sensible Heat Advection, Raymond P. Motha, Shashi B. Verma, Norman J. Rosenberg

National Drought Mitigation Center: Faculty Publications

Spectra of vertical and horizontal velocity, air temperature and humidity fluctuations were analyzed from measurements made over a well-watered alfalfa crop under conditions of sensible heat advection. Vertical velocity and air temperature spectra as well as cospectra of momentum, sensible heat and water vapor were found to be dependent on atmospheric thermal stratification. These spectra and cospectra were shifted toward higher frequencies under advective as compared to lapse conditions. These results indicate that the predominant eddy sizes are relatively smaller under advective conditions. Humidity spectra, on the other hand, were independent of daytime thermal stratification conditions but were influenced by …

University Of Connecticut Agriculture Climate Station In Coventry , Connecticut, The, David R. Miller, Byron E. Janes

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Extreme Evapotranspiration By Irrigated Alfalfa: A Consequence Of The 1976 Midwestern Drought, Norman J. Rosenberg, Shashi B. Verma

National Drought Mitigation Center: Faculty Publications

The rate of evapotranspiration by irrigated alfalfa at Mead, NE (41°09'Nj 96°30'W, elevation 354 m) reached record levels in 1976. Evapotranspiration was measured with precision weighing lysimeters in a field 1.9 ha in size. Evapotranspiration ranged during the growing season from 4.75 to 14.22 mm day^-l and exceeded 10 mm day^-I on one-third of the days studied. On each day of study the ratio of latent heat flux density (LE) to the sum of the net radiation and soil heat flux densities (Rn+S) was such that LE/ (Rn+S) > 1, indicating the occurrence of significant …

The Chemical And Biological Effect Of A Gulf Stream Intrusion Off St. Augustine, Florida, Larry P. Atkinson, Gustav-Adolf Paffenhöfer, William M. Dunstan

CCPO Publications

During a 3-day anchor station in shelf waters off St. Augustine, Florida we observed the effect of an intruding mass of deeper Gulf Stream water. The shelf waters were relatively low in nutrients and salinity while the Gulf Stream waters were high in salinity and nutrients. Onshore currents correlated with increases in nitrate and chlorophyll concentrations.

The advection of higher nutrient Gulf Stream water coincided with high chlorophyll (∼ mg chl a m⁻³) concentrations and dense populations of Phaeocystis pouchetii (up to 3.12 × 10°1⁻¹). Zooplankton sampling was impossible in the bottom layer because of the …

Modes Of Gulf Stream Intrusion Into The South Atlantic Bight Shelf Waters, Larry P. Atkinson

CCPO Publications

Consideration is given to the intrusion of Gulf Stream waters into the shelf waters of the South Atlantic Bight. It is observed that three modes of intrusion may occur, depending on particular ambient shelf water density. They are override, interleave, and bottom intrusion. It is noted that: (1) except in January, when the shelf water densities are relatively higher, 20°C Gulf Stream water can form a bottom intrusion anywhere along the coast, (2) Gulf Stream waters of 24°C can only form bottom intrusions from April to November, and (3) the rest of the year, 24°C waters interleave or override.

A Hydroclimatic Study Of The Narragansett Bay Drainage Basin: The Effects Of Climate And Urban Land Use On Runoff, Paul J. Jaillet

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

This study analyzes the relationship between the climate of the Narragansett Bay Drainage Basin and the increasing urban land use into a relative increase in runoff in the Basin streams. Data for thirty-five years were collected to discern the trends in runoff within the Basin. It was hypothesized that runoff is increasing in relation to an increase in urban acreage. Runoff data were analyzed in two forms. The Thornthwaite water budget was used to estimate runoff. For this, Basin temperature and precipitation records were necessary inputs. The estimated runoff was plotted against observed runoff by double-mass analysis. Deviations from the …

1976 Field Crop Experiment, M. W. Perry

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Performance of August sown cereals - 76MO50. To investigate the performance of late sown cereals for summer forage or grain in the eastern wheatbelt. This trial was designed to test the idea that even in a drought year, very late sowing of cereals might provide a low grain yield or at least a substantial quantity of summer feed.