Tag Archives: Water Balance

Good News!! GOES-13 is back online. Solar Radiation Data is Available For Downloading


Good News!!  GOES-13 is back online.  Solar Radiation Can be downloaded by clicking HERE The GOES-13 satellite was offline from September 25 through October 19, 2012.  During this time, solar radiation data for PR and the northern Caribbean Region were … Continue reading

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Course offerings this semester at UPRM: Ag Hydrology and Agroclimatology (TMAG)


I will be offering the following two courses this semester at UPR-Mayaguez. Please click links for more information. TMAG 4038 Agricultural Hydrology TMAG 5017 Agroclimatology

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Recursos de Agua de Puerto Rico


Recursos de Agua de Puerto Rico A great website with tons of information about Puerto Rico’s water resources http://recursosaguapuertorico.com/

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A new dissertation on Flood Prediction Limitations in Small Watersheds with Mountainous Terrain and High Rainfall Variability


Flood Prediction Limitations in Small Watersheds with Mountainous Terrain and High Rainfall Variability Ph.D. Dissertation by Alejandra María Rojas González, Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus, July 2012. DOWNLOAD OTHER PUBLICATIONS

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MEAN ANNUAL RAINFALL MAP FOR PUERTO RICO


Source: Miller, G. L. and A. E. Lugo, 2009. Guide to the Ecological Systems of Puerto Rico. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, General Technical Report IITF-GTR-35. pp. 436.

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Global food crisis looms as grain prices soar


Global food crisis looms as grain prices soar

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DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO


DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO

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Hydrologic Information and Data for Puerto Rico


Hydrologic Information and Data for Puerto Rico Additional Information: GOES-Puerto Rico Water and Energy Balance (GOES-WEB) Algorithm Hydrology for Puerto Rico USGS – Island hydrology: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Hydrogeology of the Karst of Puerto Rico HYDROGEOLOGY OF … Continue reading

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El Yunque and PR in general received significantly less rainfall this June compared to previous three years


Rainfall maps for June 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are shown below. Rainfall for June this years is well below normal.  El Yunque appears to have received only about 1/3 of the rainfall that it received in each of the … Continue reading

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Droughts in the US are widespread


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