The investigation between lightning strike data and precipitation data in Southwest America will aid in the better understanding of rainfall and its amounts; thus allowing the United States to improve their policy on public water availability. This paper focuses on Arizona and utilizes lightning strike data obtained from a NASA satellite, as well as precipitation data obtained from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations. Other parameters such as elevation and surface temperature are factored into the correlation.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Quinn, Kerry Ann

Subject

• Environment
• Water
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04D011I

Keyword

• Community development
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Crusberg, Theodore C.

Year

• 2004

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright