AKA: none
Other ID: Santa Cruz area rainfall January 2023
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Landscape Response to Disturbance (ZP00TJV)
Principal Investigator(s): Amy East
Affiliate Investigator(s): N/A
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Meteorology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect supplemental rainfall data during extreme rain generated by atmospheric-river storms, January 2023.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz, California
End Port/Location: Santa Cruz, California
Start Date: 2023-01-03
End Date: 2023-01-17
Equipment Used: Onset HOBO RG3-M Rain Gauge
Information to be Derived: Rainfall data
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Four rain gages were deployed in the Santa Cruz, California, area to collect data during a series of atmospheric-river storms that caused extensive damage to Santa Cruz County in January 2023. The data will be used to help understand landscape responses to extreme rain, including susceptibility to landslides and flooding.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
N/A
Notes: N/A
Location:
Santa Cruz area and San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 37.14608746 | South: 36.94220903 | West: -122.13912964 | East: -121.97021484 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
East, A.E., and Williamson, J.L., 2023, Rain measurements in Santa Cruz County, California, January 2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P95YN9HE.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onset HOBO RG3-M Rain Gauge | --- | Meteorology | Rain measurements in Santa Cruz County, California, January 2023 (Rain gages were deployed temporarily at four sites in Santa Cruz County, California, during a series of atmospheric-river storms that delivered unusually large amounts of rain in January 2023. Data collection focused on the San Lorenzo River, and include three locations in the San Lorenzo Valley (in Boulder Creek along Hilton Drive, in Felton near Glengarry Road, and in Scotts Valley along Green Valley Road), as well as one site within the city of Santa Cruz, on Darwin Street. These data are provided to facilitate emergency response and assessment of continued landscape effects of these storms.) |
