Transactions American Geophysical Union · 1939 · 16 citations · 0 references
EngineeringExtreme WeatherUnited StatesEarth SciencePrecipitationPrecipitation ProcessesApplied MeteorologyMeteorological MeasurementArid EnvironmentClimate ChangeHydrometeorologyMeteorologySurface RunoffGeographyHydrologyClimate DynamicsHigh ElevationClimatologyAnnual RainfallWestern United StatesDroughtDrylandsSouthern Appalachian Region
An investigation of the relation of elevation to the variation in annual rainfall at a number of rainfall‐stations in western United States was made about 1899 by Mr. J. B. Lippincott [see 1 of “References” at end of paper]. This study was extended by Dr. Daniel W. Mead [2] in 1919 so as to include additional stations in Europe and the United States. These investigations indicated rather conclusively that in most mountain areas the amount of mean annual rainfall was greater, the higher the elevation of the station considered.