The Weather and Climate of Texas: A Big State With Big Extremes

Kimmel, Troy M.; Nielsen‐Gammon, John W.; Rose, Bob; Mogil, H. Michael

doi:10.1080/00431672.2016.1206446

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“…In Midland and Odessa, snowfall is not common, and precipitation is mainly due to rainfall. 11 While Odessa had an average annual precipitation of 14.65 inches in 2018, Midland had an average annual precipitation of 14.9 inches. 12 According to the United Nations Environmental Program, the 2 cities can be classified as semiarid environments, because the annual average precipitation was close to be below 13.78 inches.…”

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Inorganic Pollutants in the Water of Midland and Odessa, Permian Basin, West Texas

Rodríguez

Heo

Park

et al. 2019

Air, Soil and Water Research

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the public water contamination in the cities of Midland and Odessa, West Texas. Even though both cities are geographically close, their sources of water for public use are different. For this study, the copper-, lead-, arsenic-, nitrate-, and chromium-level reports in drinking water, provided by the cities from 2008 to 2017, were organized and analyzed using Cubic Hermite Interpolation. The results for each contamination per city were compared and contrasted with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. Also, this study proposed possible risks to human health, as well as potential origins of the pollutants. Finally, conclusions about the quality of water for human consumption and possible reasons behind the difference of results between the 2 cities were made.

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Inorganic Pollutants in the Water of Midland and Odessa, Permian Basin, West Texas

Rodríguez

Heo

Park

et al. 2019

Air, Soil and Water Research

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“…The region includes 10 major river basins ( Figure 1) and covers five climate zones (from arid to subtropical humid). The domain contains geographical properties varying from dessert (far west Texas) to mountainous (Guadalupe Range) regions [31]. The diverse climate in Texas manifests itself as large spatial and temporal variations in precipitation and temperature.…”

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Development and Application of Improved Long-Term Datasets of Surface Hydrology for Texas

Lee

Gao

Huang

et al. 2017

Advances in Meteorology

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Freshwater availability and agricultural production are key factors for sustaining the fast growing population and economy in the state of Texas, which is the third largest state in terms of agricultural production in the United States. This paper describes a long-term (1918–2011) grid-based (1/8°) surface hydrological dataset for Texas at a daily time step based on simulations from the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) hydrological model. The model was calibrated and validated against observed streamflow over 10 Texas river basins. The simulated soil moisture was also evaluated using in situ observations. Results suggest that there is a decreasing trend in precipitation and an increasing trend in temperature in most of the basins. Droughts and floods were reconstructed and analyzed. In particular, the spatially distributed severity and duration of major Texas droughts were compared to identify new characteristics. The modeled flood recurrence interval and the return period were also compared with observations. Results suggest the performance of extreme flood simulations needs further improvement. This dataset is expected to serve as a benchmark which may contribute to water resources management and to mitigating agricultural drought, especially in the context of understanding the effects of climate change on crop yield in Texas.

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“…The East Texas region is known to have humid subtropical climate typical of the Southeast and receives 35 to 60 in more rainfall than the rest of Texas (Kimmel et al, 2016 ). In this respect, the LWWTP plays a critical role in recycling and sustainability of water to the environment.…”

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Evaluation and removal efficiencies of a rural WWTP for metals and anions in Lufkin, East Texas (USA)

Onchoke

Franclemont

2022

Environ Monit Assess

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The present study quantified element concentrations and evaluated the removal efficiencies of the Lufkin Wastewater Treatment Plant (LWWTP): a public municipal wastewater treatment plant in East Texas. Macroelements (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Al, Fe, Se, Zn, P, and S) and microelements (Ni, Pb, Mn, Cr, Mo, Cu, Co, V, As, B, Ba) were detected using ICP-OES and ICP-MS. In addition, the anion concentrations (Br − , NO 3 − , NO 2 − , PO 4 3− , F − , Cl − , and SO 4 2− ) and their percent removal from the LWWTP were assessed by using ion chromatography. Whereas macroelements in the influent were above the maximum ceiling limits, the total metal concentrations in the effluent were found below the USEPA (below μg/L) guidelines. In general, the removal efficiencies for metals in LWWTP were ≥ 94%. The removal efficiencies of the anions were > 100% (Br − ), 16.42% (Cl − ), 78.89% (F − ), 182.59% (NO 3 − ), > 100% (NO 2 − ), 51.81% (PO 4 3− ), and 67.01% (SO 4 2− ). In addition, Pierson correlation coefficients between the anions and cations, and implications for usage and suggested improvements of the treatment plants are proposed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10661-022-10622-7.

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The Weather and Climate of Texas: A Big State With Big Extremes

Cited by 8 publications

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Inorganic Pollutants in the Water of Midland and Odessa, Permian Basin, West Texas

Inorganic Pollutants in the Water of Midland and Odessa, Permian Basin, West Texas

Development and Application of Improved Long-Term Datasets of Surface Hydrology for Texas

Evaluation and removal efficiencies of a rural WWTP for metals and anions in Lufkin, East Texas (USA)

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