Tag Archives: precipitation

Watershed Hydrology – Complete Compendium of my Online Teaching Resources

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

In Spring 2020, my Watershed Hydrology class transitioned to online in mid-March. This spurred me to create more blog posts and YouTube videos to provide content for the remaining units of the course. This substantial effort added to work I … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, teaching

Measuring precipitation: radar and satellite based measurements

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

…the vexing problem is figuring out how well that point measurement represents a broader area of interest. So in this post, I want to focus on technologies that look to the sky to provide data on the intensity of precipitation occurring over broader areas. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, teaching

Measuring precipitation: rain gauges and point precipitation data sources

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Anne Jefferson

As watershed hydrologists, we care a lot about precipitation, especially when it reaches the land surface (or the vegetation just above it). Precipitation is the dominant input to our water balances and a major driver of streamflow and water table … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, teaching

Hurricane Harvey and the Houston flood: Did Humans Make it Worse? (Part 1: Climate Change)

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

This Friday at noon, the Kent State University Department of Geology is hosting a panel discussion on the human role in the catastrophic flooding experienced by Houston and surrounding communities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. I will be one … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, climate science, geohazards

#365climateimpacts: Snow, ice, flooding, and football (February 1-15)

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

In January, I launched the #365climateimpacts project, in which I’ll spend a year tweeting stories of the many ways climate change is impacting people, ecosystems, and the earth; ideas for how to communicate about climate change more effectively; and analyses … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, climate science, environment, hydrology, ice and glaciers