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Title: 1980-81 drought in southeastern New York

Abstract

This paper examines moisture conditions in southeastern New York during 1980 and early 1981. Precipitation and moisture budget calculations indicate that a net water deficit did exist at that time, but it was not severe enough to account for the drought warning that was issued. Despite this fact, reservoir levels dropped in early 1981 to their lowest value since the last major East Coast drought in 1965. Investigation of New York City water-consumption levels over the previous 40 years indicates that a major factor in the water deficit was the dependence on above-average rainfall for the stability of the water supply. This dependence was a major contributing factor to the similar problems that took place in the falls of 1981, 1982, and 1983.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
State Univ. of New York, Albany (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6609978
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 66:7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; NEW YORK; DROUGHTS; WATER SUPPLY; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; WATER USE; FEDERAL REGION II; NORTH AMERICA; USA; 500100* - Environment, Atmospheric- Basic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Weisman, R A. 1980-81 drought in southeastern New York. United States: N. p., 1985. Web. doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1985)066<0788:TDISNY>2.0.CO;2.
Weisman, R A. 1980-81 drought in southeastern New York. United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1985)066<0788:TDISNY>2.0.CO;2
Weisman, R A. 1985. "1980-81 drought in southeastern New York". United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1985)066<0788:TDISNY>2.0.CO;2.
@article{osti_6609978,
title = {1980-81 drought in southeastern New York},
author = {Weisman, R A},
abstractNote = {This paper examines moisture conditions in southeastern New York during 1980 and early 1981. Precipitation and moisture budget calculations indicate that a net water deficit did exist at that time, but it was not severe enough to account for the drought warning that was issued. Despite this fact, reservoir levels dropped in early 1981 to their lowest value since the last major East Coast drought in 1965. Investigation of New York City water-consumption levels over the previous 40 years indicates that a major factor in the water deficit was the dependence on above-average rainfall for the stability of the water supply. This dependence was a major contributing factor to the similar problems that took place in the falls of 1981, 1982, and 1983.},
doi = {10.1175/1520-0477(1985)066<0788:TDISNY>2.0.CO;2},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6609978}, journal = {Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 66:7,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
}