WEATHER IN THE LUQUILLO MOUNTAINS OF PUERTO RICO

Abstract

Puerto Rico is a mountainous, oceanic island in the American tropics, lying in the path of the northeast trade winds. Although the island is only 110 miles long by 35 wide, vegetation varies from rainforest in the eastern mountains to desert scrub in the southwest. From late 1958 through 1962 the U. S. Army and the Forest Service recorded information on temperature, humidity, wind, light, and rainfall at 13 locations in and near the Luquillo Mountains. Selected aspects of the information collected are summarized in the accompanying 17 tables.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0657606

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  • C. B. Briscoe

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  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Climate
  • Commerce
  • Dew Point
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environment
  • Forests
  • Islands
  • Plants
  • Puerto Rico
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level
  • Topography
  • Trees
  • United States
  • Weather Stations
  • Wind Direction

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Urban Planning and Geography.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.