Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (1)
- Climate (1)
- Earth Sciences (1)
- Emergency and Disaster Management (1)
- Engineering (1)
-
- Environmental Engineering (1)
- Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment (1)
- Environmental Monitoring (1)
- Environmental Sciences (1)
- Environmental Studies (1)
- Fresh Water Studies (1)
- Hydrology (1)
- Natural Resources Management and Policy (1)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (1)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)
- Sustainability (1)
- Water Resource Management (1)
- Keyword
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Meteorology
A Recommendation For An Enhanced Fujita Scale (Ef-Scale)
A Recommendation For An Enhanced Fujita Scale (Ef-Scale)
United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications
Background
National Weather Service (NWS) personnel who are responsible for rating tornadoes have expressed frustrations in applying the Fujita Scale in a consistent and accurate manner. Weak links in a structural system or a slow-moving storm sometimes lead to an overrating of a tornado event. Several technical articles suggest that wind speeds associated with some descriptions of damage are too high. For example, a 260 mph wind speed is not required to completely destroy a well constructed house and blow away the debris. The damage occurs at significantly lower wind speeds. Minor et al. (1977) and Phan and Simiu (2003) …
An Analysis Of Simulated Long-Term Soil Moisture Data For Three Land Uses Under Contrasting Hydroclimatic Conditions In The Northern Great Plains, Rezaul Mamood, Kenneth G. Hubbard
An Analysis Of Simulated Long-Term Soil Moisture Data For Three Land Uses Under Contrasting Hydroclimatic Conditions In The Northern Great Plains, Rezaul Mamood, Kenneth G. Hubbard
HPRCC Personnel Publications
Soil moisture (SM) plays an important role in land surface and atmosphere interactions. It modifies energy balance near the surface and the rate of water cycling between land and atmosphere. The lack of observed SM data prohibits understanding of SM variations at climate scales under varying land uses. However, with simulation models it is possible to develop a long-term SM dataset and study these issues. In this paper a water balance model is used to provide a quantitative assessment of SM climatologies for three land uses, namely, irrigated corn, rain-fed corn, and grass, grown under three hydroclimatic regimes in Nebraska. …