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An analysis of the origins of precipitation in Northern England, 1956–1960
Author(s) -
Shaw Elizabeth M.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49708837815
Subject(s) - precipitation , climatology , environmental science , physical geography , new england , geography , meteorology , geology , political science , politics , law
Abstract A classification of precipitation according to its occurrence in different synoptic situations is explained. The analysis of the hyetograms from seven stations in Northern England for 1956–60 is described and total amounts and proportions of rainfall in nine different categories are presented for each station.