Precipitation

9/30/99


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Table of Contents

Precipitation

Precipitation

Total Precipitation

Rainfall

Snowfall

Precipitation gauge siting

Rain falls on different cross-sectional areas depending on angle of fall

Effect of rainfall angle on catch

Proper siting of a precip. gauge

Effects of wind on snow catch

What causes precipitation?

Types of precipitation

Fronts

Convective / Orographic

Precipitation distribution

Precipitation distribution

Local orographic effects

Rain shadow effect

Seasonal distribution

Rainfall intensity-duration

Types of Precipitation networks

There are multiple networks...

Networks...

Networks...

Author: Robert Hudson

Email: Rob.Hudson@gems3.gov.bc.ca

Home Page: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/rco/research/index.htm

Other information:
Coast Forest Region Research Section

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