An Analysis of Precipitation Occurrences in Los Alamos, New Mexico, for Long-Term Predictions of WasteRepository Behavior
Nyhan J, Beckman R, Bowen B. 1989. An Analysis of Precipitation Occurrences in Los Alamos, New Mexico, for Long-Term Predictions of WasteRepository Behavior. LA-11459-M. Los Alamos National Laboratory. Los Alamos, New Mexico
This study describes precipitation as an uncontrolled natural input influencing the hydrology of waste repositories in terms of their ultimate long–term closure. The general climatology of the western states, including that of New Mexico and Los Alamos,is first described. An analysis of the precipitation patterns at Los Alamos is then presented to be used for predicting long–term precipitation occurrences and shallow land burial site behavior. The waste management implications of this precipitation analysis are then discussed and future meteorological research needs are identified.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Nyhan, John; Beckman, Richard; Bowen, Brent
- Date of Issue
- 1989-02
- Publisher
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Units
- BAND
- Keywords
- Los Alamos, precipitation