ESTIMATING THE DATE OF RETREAT OF THE RAINY SEASON IN SOUTHERN SOUTH VIETNAM.

Abstract

Eight years of 100-mb geopotential height observations, taken over most of Asia and the western North Pacific Ocean, were searched to uncover predictors of the time of retreat of rainy seasons. Statistically significant predictors were found and two prediction equations were derived and tested on one year of independent data. Evidence shows that skillful predictions of the date of retreat of rainy seasons can be prepared several weeks in advance. More data are required to test the reliability of this evidence. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0669569

Entities

People

  • Donald D. Grantham
  • Iver A. Lund

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Equations
  • Geopotential
  • Landforms
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Reliability
  • South Vietnam
  • Vietnam

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.