RESEARCH ON TROPICAL RAINFALL PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED MESO-SCALE SYSTEMS

摘要

A study of the areal variations of rainfall in the Panama-Costa Rica area shows the extreme variation of rainfall. Also the daily variations from station to station and from day to day are discussed.nUsing data from two Central America stations with long periods of records various methods have been attempted whereby the start, finish, and duration of the rainy season may be calculated. One of these, using a simple water balance technique, gives sensible and consistent results and the analysis for the two stations are presented.