Session 10B Precipitation Frequency Atlas (Atlas 14/15)

Wednesday, 15 January 2025: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
341 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O)
Chair:
Sandra Pavlovic, University Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder, CO, NOAA, STATE COLLEGE, MD
CoChair:
David R. Vallee, Northeast River Forecast Center, Cumberland, RI

The NOAA Office of Water Prediction has begun developing a new generation of precipitation frequency estimates that will account for climate change in precipitation patterns, and incorporate the latest precipitation observations.  This session seeks submissions on the latest development and benefits of these efforts.

Convener:  Sandra Pavlovic; Physical Scientist, Geo-Intelligence Division, NOAA/NWS/Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, AL.

Co-chair:  David Vallee, Director, Service Innovation and Partnership Division, NOAA/NWS Office of Water Prediction | National Water Center, Norton, MA

Papers:
10:45 AM
10B.1
NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 12: Precipitation Frequency Estimates for Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
Austin Jordan, IBSS Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Trypaluk, M. St. Laurent, D. Unruh, R. S. S. Mantripragada, S. Pavlovic, G. Fall, and F. Salas

11:00 AM
10B.2
Spatial Analysis of Mean Annual Maxima for Precipitation Frequency Estimation in Atlas 14/15
Greg Fall, National Weather Service/Office of Water Prediction, Chanhassen, MN; and M. St. Laurent and S. Pavlovic

11:15 AM
10B.3
Updated Present-Day Estimates of Heavy Rainfall Values in NOAA Atlas 15
Debbie Martin, RTI International, Fort Collins, CO; and S. Perica, J. Hanrahan, M. Lago, L. Trabachino, S. Pavlovic, and F. Salas

11:30 AM
10B.4
Future Projections of Heavy Rainfall Values in NOAA Atlas 15
Kenneth E. Kunkel, North Carolina State Univ., Asheville, NC; and X. Sun and L. Sun

11:45 AM
10B.5
Atlas 15 Pilot Service Delivery and Stakeholder Engagement
Sandra Pavlovic, Physical Scientist, Geo-Intelligence Division, Office of Water Prediction / National Water Center, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Salas, M. St. Laurent, D. Unruh, G. Fall, L. Stewart, J. M. Sprague-Hilderbrand, A. Gore, A. Jordan, C. Trypaluk, R. S. S. Mantripragada, and D. Riley

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