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COMET Case Study 034:New Jersey Flood:Terrain Locked Convection at UCAR/JOSS/NOAA/CODIAC

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On 12 August 2000, flooding rains hit the state of New Jersey.

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The rains were associated with regenerative warm-topped convection, and in many areas, including the hardest hit Sparta, roads were closed, bridges washed out, mudslides occurred and motorists were stranded. Terrain-locked convection over Sparta resulted in over 9 inches of rain in 8 hours, with media reports of as much as 14 inches.

Rainfall rates were as high as 4 inches per hour. For more information, see: "joss.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_034" and "comet.ucar.edu/resources/cases/c34_12aug2000/"

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Provenance · 1 source records, 31 field assertions
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NASA Earthdata CMRC1214611189-SCIOPS15 d agoJSON v1
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access_levelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
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concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:goes-i-m-soundersource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:nexradsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:radarsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-pressure/atmospheric-pressure-measurementssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/surface-temperaturesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/surface-temperature/air-temperaturesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-water-vapor/water-vapor-indicators/humiditysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-water-vapor/water-vapor-indicators/water-vaporsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/surface-windssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/upper-level-windssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/precipitation/liquid-precipitation/rainsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/precipitation/precipitation-amountsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/precipitation/precipitation-ratesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/weather-events/rain-storms/thunderstormssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/infrared-wavelengths/infrared-imagerysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/radar/radar-imagerysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/radar/radar-reflectivitysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/visible-wavelengths/visible-imagerysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/terrestrial-hydrosphere/surface-water/surface-water-processes-measurements/floodssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:goes-8source · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:ground-based-observationssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:ground-stationssource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-providedsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:radiosondessource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
descriptionsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/Abstract
spatialsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/SpatialExtent
temporalsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/TemporalExtents
titlesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/EntryTitle
version_labelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0