Project Description Tahoe Rain or Snow is growing, and we’ve taken on a new name: Mountain Rain or Snow. You can help us by sending observations of precipitation during winter storms so that scientists can improve estimates of winter precipitation phase. To get...
North American Monsoon
Project Description The North American Monsoon (NAM) is a large-scale feature having a strong impact on summer rainfall patterns and amounts over North America. For example, it supplies about 60%-80%, 45% and 35% of the annual precipitation for northwestern Mexico,...
Portable In-Situ Wind ERosion Lab: PI-SWERL
The PI-SWERL, which stands for Portable In-Situ Wind ERosion Lab, has been in development at DRI since 2000. The PI-SWERL concept was motivated by the need for a portable device to test and measure the potential for wind erosion and dust emissions from real-world...