RESEARCH ON TROPICAL RAINFALL PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED MESO-SCALE SYSTEMS.

Abstract

The coefficient of association is used as a tool to identify the meso-scale vs. the macro-scale rainfall. This tool is used across Central America and in smaller areas to determine the rainfall relationship. The areas of close relationship are small, indicating that the rainfall is from meso-scale systems along the North Coast of Honduras. A singularity in the data for October 1954 in Panama is investigated to determine its uniqueness, and its cause. An harmonic analysis of the monthly precipitation for all the long period stations in Central America has shown that an objective description of the pattern of the annual march of rainfall can be obtained. The resultant lines of equal phase angle and amplitude clearly show mesoscale rainfall regions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1965
Accession Number
AD0623175

Entities

People

  • John F. Griffiths
  • Sidney O. Barnard
  • Walter K. Henry

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Atmospheric Precipitation
  • Central America
  • Coefficients
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Harmonic Analysis
  • Honduras
  • Hydrometeors
  • North America
  • Precipitation
  • Rainfall

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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