RESEARCH ON TROPICAL RAINFALL PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED MESO-SCALE SYSTEMS.
Abstract
The mean rainfall maps for November for two small areas of Central America showed the existence of the extreme variation in rainfall in short distances, even on level terrain. Also shown are examples of daily meso-scale rainfall patterns. The daily variations of rainfall are discussed. The first analysis for the data from British Honduras, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama was completed. The distribution of annual totals of rainfall was normal for 87% of the stations. For monthly totals, over 90% of the stationmonths showed a square-root normal distribution. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0422347
Entities
People
- John F. Griffiths
- Walter K. Henry
Organizations
- Texas A&M University