Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii ($100,000)
The requested funding would be used to update the Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian Islands have one of the most spatially diverse rainfall patterns on Earth as island topography, persistent trade winds, thermal effects of the islands, and the presence of the tradewind inversion interact to cause air to be lifted in distinct spatial patterns anchored to the topography. Knowledge of the mean rainfall patterns is critically important for a variety of resource management issues, including ground water and surface water development and protection, controlling and eradicating invasive species, protecting and restoring native ecosystems, and planning for the effects of global warming. The current Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii was developed in the 1980s by the University of Hawaii from rainfall observations at more than 2000 sites in Hawaii. The Rainfall Atlas is perhaps the most frequently cited scientific publication on Hawaii’s environment and requires updating utilizing new techniques and instruments to fill remaining data gaps. A new digital Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii will include high resolution maps of mean monthly and annual rainfall for all the major Hawaiian Islands.
Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Honolulu District, Building 230
Fort Shafter, Hawaii 96858-5440
Why this is a good use of taxpayer dollars: Knowledge of the mean rainfall patterns is critically important for a variety of resource management issues, including ground water and surface water development and protection, controlling and eradicating invasive species, protecting and restoring native ecosystems, and planning for the effects of global warming.
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