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<br />-1. ... <br /> <br />Table 1. Description of dSWE patterns during seeding events (leftmost column). The 24 hour SNODAS <br />dSWE maps (ending 0600 UTC) within each event are listed in the middle column. These maps were <br />inspected to elicit the comments in the rightmost column. Descriptions of dSWE in this column refer to <br />positive values unless otherwise noted. <br /> <br />Event Dates ('05- Comments on dSWE pattern <br />Number '06) (UTC) <br />1 Very dry overall. Only light (trace) positive dSWE approaching from <br /> 30-Nov northwest, east of Lone Cone. <br /> Southwest-northeast band of moderate dSWE, maximum in same location <br /> 1-Dec as 30 Nov. Eastern tarQet area has onlv trace positive dSWE. <br />2 Moderate-to-heavy dSWE in southwest-northeast line across western half <br /> 3-Dec of reQion, includina over control areas and western tarQet. <br /> More widespread and uniform (moderate) dSWE than 3 Dec; highest <br /> 4-Dec amounts east of Uncompahare control, outside all areas <br />3 Light positive dSWE in western half of region, including control areas and <br /> 1-Jan western tamet. Eastern tamet dry (sliQht ablation). <br /> (Moderate) dWE maximizing in southwest-northeast line across western <br /> part of region, including control areas and western target. Eastern target <br /> 2-Jan has lighter dSWE. <br />4 Mottled moderate dSWE pattern with maximum axis along the west- <br /> northwest to east-southeast (Continental) divide of the San Juan mountain <br /> range (northern boundary of the target). Dry (ablation) conditions along <br /> southern boundary of target, especially along river valleys. Dry in <br /> 4-Jan UncompahQre control but wet in Lone Cone control. <br />5 Moderate dSWE maximum along west-east axis centered within San Juan <br /> target; greatest amounts in western target area. Lone Cone on fringe of <br /> 26-Jan this maximum and Uncompahare completelv outside it (dry). <br /> Similar to 26 Jan, but maximum centered slightly further east in central <br /> 27 -Jan target area. Control areas on frinaes of this maximum axis. <br />6 Light-to-moderate dSWE axis on west-southwest to east-northeast line <br /> across northern part of region, including across control areas. Appears the <br /> storm had barely reached target area, which had only trace-to-light dSWE. <br /> 17 -Feb Absolute maximum was to east of UncompahQre control area. <br />7 Maximum (moderate) dSWE axis on northwest-to-southeast line across <br /> eastern target area. Strong decrease across western target area, leaving <br /> 18-Feb both control areas dry. <br /> Similar to 18 Feb, except absolute maximum has shifted southeast to <br /> southeast edge of eastern target area and an extension of light-to- <br /> moderate dSWE along north-south line between Creede and Gunnnison <br /> 19-Feb (outside all areas). Control areas dry aQain. <br />8 Moderate-to-heavy dSWE in northwest part of region, across control areas <br /> and northwest target area. Appears as if storm was approaching from <br /> 9-Mar northwest, similar to 1 and 3 Dec, 2 Jan, 17 Feb. <br />9 Widespread light-to-moderate dSWE, with maximum over western target <br /> 10-Mar and Lone Cone control areas. <br /> Widespread moderate-to-heavy dSWE over region with two maxima, one <br /> over western target and far eastern target areas. Maximum axis on San <br /> 11-Mar Juan divide (west-northwest to east-southeast) <br /> West-east maximum axis of moderate dSWE along entire target area, with <br /> decreasing values to south and north. Similar to 11 Mar except lesser <br /> 12-Mar maxima. <br /> Similar to 11 Mar except a heavy maximum in western target area and <br /> 13-Mar across southern Lone Cone control area. <br />10 18-Mar Very dry (negative dSWE), although trace-to-light dSWE in eastern target <br /> <br />10 <br />