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  <dc:contributor>W. B. Langbein</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>D.R. Dawdy</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1960</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A method is presented for using point&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;mean&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;precipitation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;data to estimate&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;areal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;values in regions of high relief. Variation of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;precipitation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;with altitude is determined. Local anomalies from this relationship are mapped, and lines of equal anomaly are drawn. By use of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;mean&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;relation corrected for the local anomaly, the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;mean&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;precipitation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;at any point can be determined and an isohyetal map drawn. A similar approach can be used to determine&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ScopusTermHighlight"&gt;mean&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;temperature for studies of snowmelt or of potential evapotranspiration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1080/02626666009493176</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Taylor &amp; Francis</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Mapping mean areal precipitation</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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