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An Analysis of Rainfall in Shark Slough: Report T-646.

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Date Issued:
1982-01
Summary:
The authors used Thiessen polygon analysis to estimate the direct rainfall inputs into the Shark River Slough, a primary drainage basin of the Everglades ecosystem within Everglades National Park, FL. Previous methods used to monitor precipitation in this region were reviewed. The authors compared data collected biweekly during a 22 month period (December 1977- September 1979) among rain gauge networks containing 87, 29, 11 and 3 gauges. These results were also compared with data collected daily at three long-term NOAA stations located on the periphery of the study area. A comparison between managed surface water inflows and uncontrolled precipitation contributions to the slough during this time was also made. Data from the three long-term NOAA stations were further used to compute a reconstruction of direct rainfall inputs into the slough on a monthly and yearly basis for the period 1952 to 1979.
Title: An Analysis of Rainfall in Shark Slough: Report T-646.
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Name(s): Lew, Rose M.
Flora, Mark D.
Rosendahl, Peter C.
South Florida Research Center
PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Technical Report
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1982-01
Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park
Place of Publication: Homestead, Fla.
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: 46 pages, illustrations, maps; 28 cm.
Language(s): English
Summary: The authors used Thiessen polygon analysis to estimate the direct rainfall inputs into the Shark River Slough, a primary drainage basin of the Everglades ecosystem within Everglades National Park, FL. Previous methods used to monitor precipitation in this region were reviewed. The authors compared data collected biweekly during a 22 month period (December 1977- September 1979) among rain gauge networks containing 87, 29, 11 and 3 gauges. These results were also compared with data collected daily at three long-term NOAA stations located on the periphery of the study area. A comparison between managed surface water inflows and uncontrolled precipitation contributions to the slough during this time was also made. Data from the three long-term NOAA stations were further used to compute a reconstruction of direct rainfall inputs into the slough on a monthly and yearly basis for the period 1952 to 1979.
Identifier: 56537579 (oclc), FI02600646 (IID), 995858 (digitool), fiu:1919 (fedora), AAA7248QF
Note(s): Rose M. Lew, Mark D. Flora and Peter C. Rosendahl.
Bibliography included, page 33.
Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 2004. (Everglades online collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced by Florida International University from a technical report held in the Green Library at Florida International University, Miami.
Subject(s): Rain and rainfall -- Florida -- Everglades National Park
Rain and rainfall -- Florida -- Shark River Slough
Everglades -- 3090202
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI02600646.pdf
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI02600646.jpg
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: FIU
Has Part:
(OCoLC)08385888
Is Part of Series: Report (South Florida Research Center) ; T-646.
Is Part of Series: Everglades online collection.