Analogs of Canal Zone Temperatures in Southeast Asia: An Atlas of Temperature Frequencies
Abstract
The twenty-six maps contained in this Atlas depict the distribution of temperature in mainland Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma south of 25 degrees N latitude, and the peninsular portion of Malaysia) during the warmest (April) and coldest (January) month of the year at levels of probability selected for their significance to research and development and to military planning. Temperature analyses for January and April have been prepared for the 5, 10, 90, and 95 percent frequency of temperature occurrence levels, also mean monthly temperature and absolute maximum temperature. Also shown on the maps are the areas of Southeast Asia subject to temperature conditions considered analogous to those experienced at two sites in the Canal Zone: Cristobal, representing the warm and wet Caribbean slopes, and Howard AFB representing the drier and hotter Pacific slopes. The principal areas of Canal Zone temperature analogy in Southeast Asia during both January and April are confined to the southernmost or equatorial portions of the region. In January, practically all of the mainland (north of about 10 degrees north latitude) is too cool to be analogous to temperature conditions of the Canal Zone.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0718611
Entities
People
- Howard L. Ohman
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center