PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO; NOVEMBER 6 OF 2003 COMISION NACIONAL DEL AGUA GERENCIA REGIONAL NOROESTE FIFTH MEETING OF THE NAME SCIENCE WORKING GROUP (SWG-5)

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO; NOVEMBER 6 OF 2003

COMISION NACIONAL DEL AGUACOMISION NACIONAL DEL AGUAGERENCIA REGIONAL NOROESTEGERENCIA REGIONAL NOROESTE

FIFTH MEETING OF THE NAME SCIENCE WORKING GROUP (SWG-5)

SONORA GETS THE 64 % OF HIS YEARLY PRECIPITATIÓN DURING THE SUMMER SEASON.

IN THIS SEASON, SONORA HAS SEVERAL HEAVY RAIN AND STORMS THAT CAUSE BIG RUSHING WATER AND FLASH FLOODS.

THE REGION OF THE STATE WITH MORE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IN THIS SEASON IS THE SOUTHERN AND THE EASTERN REGION.



TROPICAL CYCLONES AFECT TO SONORA BETWEEN AUGUST 15 AND OCTOBER 15, DURING THIS PERIOD, CONDITIONS FOR TO RAINFALL HAPPENS ARE GETTING BETTER.

NOWADAYS, FOR THE METEOROLOGICAL FORECAST, WE USE INFORMATION FROM THE SMN OF MÉXICO AND FROM THE NWS OF USA.

PLACES OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

147 CLIMATE STATIONS6 SURFACE OBSERVATORIES

1 RADIOSONDE STATION

1 METEOROLÓGICAL RADAR(DOPPLER)

ALL THE MEASUREMENTS INSTRUMENT OF THE OBSERVATORIES ALL VERY OLD AND MOST OF THEM

MUST BE REPLACED.



IS NECESARY TO IMPROVE CAPACITIES AND RESOURCES OF LOCAL

OBSERVATORIES FOR TO DETECT BETTER AND QUICKLY EVENTS OF

STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN DURING THE SUMMER SEASON, IN ORDER TO

PREVENT TO LOST HUMAN LIVES AND MATERIAL RESOURCES.

110 109111

112

113

114

32

28

27

110 109111112

29

31

30

CLIMATE STATION

OBSERVATORY

RADIOSONDE AND OBSERVATORY

RADAR

PUERTO PEÑASCO

ALTAR

NACOZARI

HERMOSILLO

EMPALME

CD. OBREGÓNRADAR

113114

115° 105°

25° 25°

30°

110°115° 105°32°

30°

110°

X

RANGE OFOBSERVATION

480 Km 240 Km 120 Km

DOPPLERMODE

METEROLOGICAL RADAR

(DOPPLER)

PERSONAL

REGIONAL GERENCY 1METEOROLOGICAL RADAR 3OBSERVATORIES 12CLIMATE STATIONS 142

THE PERSONAL OF THE OBSERVATORIES CAN ONLY COVER THE THIRD PART OF THE WHOLE

OBSERVATION´S TIME OF EVERY MONTH.


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PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO; NOVEMBER 6 OF 2003 COMISION NACIONAL DEL AGUA GERENCIA REGIONAL NOROESTE FIFTH MEETING OF THE NAME SCIENCE WORKING GROUP (SWG-5)