A major hydrologic event, the northern California flood from December 31, 1996, to January 3, 1997, produced impressive rainfall, river flooding, and levee breaches. The dataset is a case study compiled by SCIOPS for the COMET program, sourced from UCAR/JOSS/NOAA/CODIAC. The data was last updated on the final day of the event.
Use Cases
- Analyze rainfall intensity and duration patterns over the 4-day event period.
- Model river discharge and flooding extent using recorded levee breach locations.
- Correlate meteorological observations with subsequent hydrological impacts for causal analysis.
- Study the spatial progression of the flood event across northern California regions.
Strengths
- Focuses on a single, well-defined major hydrologic event over a 4-day period.
- Compiled by authoritative organizations including UCAR, JOSS, and NOAA.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, representing a single event from over 25 years ago.
- Unknown sample size, row count, and specific variables limit assessment of statistical power.
Provenance
- Source
- UCAR/JOSS/NOAA/CODIAC via the COMET program.
- Collection Method
- Case study compilation for a specific disaster event.
- Time Range
- 1996-12-31 to 1997-01-03
- Freshness
- 1997-01-03
- Geography
- Northern California, USA.