Selected meteorological data for an arid site near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, calendar year 1989
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Abstract
Selected meteorological data were collected at a study site adjacent to a low-level radioactive-waste burial facility near Beatty, Nevada, for calendar year 1989. Data were collected in support of ongoing studies to estimate the potential for downward movement of radionuclides into the unsaturated sediments beneath waste-burial trenches at the facility. The data include air temperature, relative humidity, vapor pressure, incident solar radiation, windspeed, wind direction, and precipitation. The data are summarized in tables and graphs.
Instrumentation used at the site is discussed. The discussion includes the type, reported accuracy, and mounting height of each sensor.
In 1989, the hourly averaged air temperature ranged from -14.5 degrees Celsius, in February, to 46.0 degrees Celsius, in July. Hourly averaged relative humidity ranged from less than 12 percent to over 80 percent. Hourly vapor pressures ranged from 0.06 to 1.71 kilopascals. Daily maximum incident solar radiation values ranged from 149 to 1,084 watts per square meter. Daily mean windspeed ranged from less than 1 to 8.6 meters per second. Monthly wind direction patterns are shown in a series of diagrams in which wind direction is summed over 10-degree arcs from hourly averaged data. Wind direction was primarily from the northwest in fall, winter, and spring and varied from southeast, southwest, or northwest during the summer. Total precipitation for 1989 was 14.0 millimeters, with almost 90 percent occurring from January through May.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Selected meteorological data for an arid site near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, calendar year 1989 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 92-484 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr92484 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Nevada Water Science Center, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | iv, 27 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Nye County |
| City | Beatty |
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