Trade wind rainfall near the windward coast of Hawaii
- Author:
- Carbone, R. E., Cooper, W. A., Grubisic, V., Lee, W. C., Tuttle, J. D.
- Title:
- Trade wind rainfall near the windward coast of Hawaii
- Periodical:
- Monthly Weather Review
- Year:
- 1998
- Volume:
- 124
- Pages:
- 2847-2863
- Subject:
- Hawaiian Rainband Project Precipitation Rain and rainfall research Wind effects
- Summary:
- The diurnal variation of the winds near Hilo Airport was analyzed during the Hawaiian Rainband Project in July and August 1990. The cumulative rainfall is associated with the strength of island blocking. Windward island rainfall is at the peak around midnight and at the minimum near noon.
- Label:
- Weather & Climate
- URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126%3C2847:TWRNTW%3E2.0.CO;2
- Date:
- November 1998
- Collection:
- Periodicals