A Comparison of Annual Rainfall Probabilities in Thailand and the Canal Zone Vicinity

Abstract

Annual rainfall probabilities are compared among stations in the Canal Zone and Thailand. A variety of probability maps and charts are provided. Universal descriptors of annual rainfall regimes are sought in statistical parameters. Despite the total amount of rainfall at any one point, fairly extensive areas are often subject to approximately the same degree of relative variation of annual rainfall. Consequently, the set of the mean and the coefficient of variation is used to characterize annual rainfall. This set of statistics yields reasonably reliable predictions for design or long-range planning. On the whole, the rainfall of the Canal Zone is somewhat heavier and less variable than that of Thailand.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0729349

Entities

People

  • Ruth L. Wexler

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Coefficients
  • Confidence Limits
  • Data Science
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Geography
  • Information Science
  • Maps
  • Precipitation
  • Probability
  • Southeast Asia
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Thailand
  • United States

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  • Approximation Theory.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Polar and Arctic Studies