Mountain evaporation profiles on the island of Hawaii
- Author:
- Bean, Christine, Juvik, J. O., Nullet, Dennis
- Title:
- Mountain evaporation profiles on the island of Hawaii
- Periodical:
- Journal of Hydrology
- Year:
- 1994
- Volume:
- 156
- Pages:
- 181-192
- Subject:
- Evaporation Mauna Loa Tropical rain forests
- Summary:
- Evaporation was measured from tropical rainforest to dry subalpine lava fields on Mauna Loa, on the island of Hawaii. Average daily evaporation decreased with elevation between sea-level and about 1200 meters, and then increased with elevation above that level. The Evaporation ranged from 1.9 millimeters to 6.1 millimeters along the transects on Mauna Loa.
- Label:
- Weather & Climate
- Date:
- April 1994
- Collection:
- Periodicals