Summary
A study of the daily rainfall in San Salvador (El Salvador) has been made over a thirty year period 1918–47 in order to determine the dry and wet spells. It has been found that the extreme dry spells on the Pacific Coast of Central America last longer than in other climates, examined byHuttary. The occurrence of a dry spell in San Salvador lasting over half a year is being minutely examined, and the cause of its origin traced to orographic effects during northerly winds.
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Se estudiaron las observaciones diaras de la precipitación en San Salvador (El Salvador), realizadas en los aňos 1918–47. Resulta que en la costa Pacifica Centroamericana los períodos secos duran más que los períodos más largos en los climas estudiados porHuttary. Un período seco que duró más de medio aňo en San Salvador se analiza detenidamente, se supone que éste se habría originado en influencias orográficas efectivos cuando hay viento del norte.
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Dr.Heinz Dieterichs, Jefe meteorólogo en el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de El Salvador,San Salvador (El Salvador, Central America).
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Dieterichs, H. Frequency of dry and wet spells in san salvador. Geofisica Pura e Applicata 33, 267–272 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02629964
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02629964