Antecedent Precipitation Tool (APT) Version 2.0: Technical and User Guide

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Abstract:

This document provides an overview of the technical components of the Antecedent Precipitation Tool (APT) and a users guide for the APT. The APT is an automation tool that the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) developed to facilitate the comparison of antecedent or recent precipitation conditions for a given location to the range of normal precipitation conditions that occurred during the preceding 30 yr*. In addition to providing a standardized methodology to evaluate normal precipitation conditions (precipitation normalcy), the APT queries additional datasets to assess the presence of drought conditions and the approximate dates of the wet and dry seasons for a given location. This document constitutes an update to Antecedent Precipitation Tool (APT) Version 1.0: Technical and User Guide (Gutenson and Deters 2022).

Author(s):
Gutenson, Joseph L. ; Hamilton, Chase O. ; Deters, Jason C.
Author Organization(s):
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Funding Organization(s):
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), Vicksburg , MS
Document Type:
Technical Report/Technical Note
Publication Date:
2023 Jun 01
Pagination:
22

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ERDC/TN-WRAP-23-2
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
environmental protection, united states, geography, graphical user interface, operating systems, grids, weather stations, geological surveys, natural resources, water resources, army corps of engineers, climate, dictionaries, drainage basins, equations, latitude, longitude
Keyword(s):
apt(Antecedent Precipitation Tool)
Subject Categories:
Atmospheric Sciences
Creation Date:
2023 Jun 26
Update Date:
2023 Aug 23