Abstract: Interannual rainfall variability has important effects for the evolution of biotic and human communities. Historical records of monthly rainfall totals for 1492 stations within 30° of the equator were analyzed using the ...

Abstract: Spatial patterns in trends of four monthly variables: average temperature, precipitation, streamflow, and average of the daily temperature range were examined for the continental United States for the period 1948?88. The ...

Abstract: Extreme rainfall amounts that resulted in severe flooding during the spring and summer of 1993 along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are examined from a historical and probabilistic viewpoint. Long-term average ...

Abstract: Precipitation quantile values have been computed for 9 probabilities, 8 durations, 12 starting months, and 1 1 1 regions across the United States. L-moment methodology has been used for the calculations. Discussed are the ...