Beiträge zur Klimatologie Westindiens

Abstract: The climate of the West Indies is decisively influenced by the great seasonal and regional changes of precipitation. The types of precipitation together with seasonal distribution and annual totales have been examined in order to gain a standardization and classification of climates. Types of precipitation. An interruption of the trade-wind currents and of precipitation is caused by the following weather conditions: in summer: 1) easterly waves, 2) the intertropical front moving forward to the north, and, 3) hurricanes, in winter: 1) weak convergences, 2) cold air-bridges from the north. The following areas can be distinguished according to the seasonal distribution of precipitation: 1) those with a rainy season in summer (one or two maxima of precipitation), 2) those with a rainy season in winter. The annual total of precipitation vary greatly from one place to another. Apart from a few exceptions such as the aridity of the Leeword Islands, this is a function of relief. The climat.... https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/article/view/1396

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Beiträge zur Klimatologie Westindiens ; volume:16 ; number:4 ; year:1962 ; Erdkunde ; 16, Heft 4 (1962)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Blume, Helmut

Further information

• DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.1962.04.03
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410291209032.077357402301
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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