Pacific Region RCSD Data & Products (DAPS) Worksheet
This form is used to add or update a DAPS record into Piko (Worsheet Version June 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii
Capability Area
Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Data - Physical
Data - Physical
In-situ Observations
Satellite-Remote Observations
Model Results
Reanalysis Products
Bathymetry and Topography
Imagery
Essential Climate Variable - Data
Atmospheric (e.g., Air Temperature, Rainfall, Wind Speed and Direction)
Oceanic (e.g., Water Temperature, Salinity, Acidity, Sea Level, Wave Height)
Terrestrial (e.g., Groundwater, Soil Moisture)
Products - Physical
Products - Physical
Hindcasts (climatologies)
Outloooks (monthly to annual)
Impacts
Drought
Flooding/Inundation
Erosion
Bleaching
Spatial Scale
Region/Nation
Location/Site
Time Scale
Past
Current
Future
Methodology
Obs/In-situ
Obs/Remote
Model/Statistical
Model/Dynamical
Projections (intrannual to multi-decadal)
Guidance, including “Best Practices” Manuals, Toolkits, and Guides
Applications, including Visualization and Decision Support Tools
Essential Climate Variable - Products
Atmospheric (e.g., Air Temperature, Rainfall, Wind Speed and Direction)
Oceanic (e.g., Water Temperature, Salinity, Acidity, Sea Level, Wave Height)
Terrestrial (e.g., Groundwater, Soil Moisture)
Data, Products, and Tools - Non-physical
Data, Products, and Tools - Non-physical
Biological
Socio-economic
Cultural
Other
Sector
Public Health and Safety
Fresh Water Resources
Energy
Transportation/Communication and Commerce
Community Planning and Development
Social and Cultural Resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Recreation and Tourism
Ecosystems
Other
Description
The Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii is a set of maps of the spatial patterns of rainfall for the major Hawaiian Islands. Maps are available for mean monthly and annual rainfall. The maps represent our best estimates of the mean rainfall for the 30-yr base period 1978–2007. However, for many reasons, it is not possible to determine the exact value of mean rainfall for any location. Therefore, for every map of mean rainfall, we provide a corresponding map of uncertainty. Uncertainty tends to be greatest where we have the poorest information about rainfall, for example in remote locations far from the nearest rain gage.
Url
http://rainfall.geography.hawaii.edu/
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
University of Hawaii – Department of Geography
Contacts(names, emails)
rainfall@hawaii.edu
Keywords
Fresh Water Resources and Drought Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Central North Pacific State of Hawaii Products - Physical Outloooks (monthly to annual) Atmospheric (e.g., Air Temperature, Rainfall, Wind Speed and Direction) Terrestrial (e.g., Groundwater, Soil Moisture) Public Health and Safety Fresh Water Resources Agriculture and Fisheries Recreation and Tourism Ecosystems Impacts Drought Spatial Scale Location/Site Time Scale Past Methodology Obs/In-situ Model/Statistical
Worksheet
DAP_RAH.doc