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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): S. S. Visher
Publication Date: 1950

From the text ... 'Two maps for each of the four seasons reveal sharp contrasts in the amount of rainfall received in various parts of the United States in wet seasons. Two other maps for each season show the percentage of the seasons which receive large totals, 15 and 20 inches or more. In addition to affording concrete evidence of the widely recognized longitudinal contrasts, especially between the East, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, these maps reveal frequent very heavy rainfalls in the Deep South. Wet seasons have various significant consequences, varying with the region, season and amount. The frequently very wet seasons in the South correlate with the extensive relatively infertile soils, with rapid soil erosion and with low average income and partly with race. It appears likely that wet seasons are even more harmful than exceptionally dry seasons, especially by increasing soil erosion and unwise land use, and, in the warmer areas, reducing human activity.' © 1950 by the Ecological Society of America. Abstract reproduced by permission.

Citation: Visher, S. S. 1950. Wet seasons in the United States: how wet and how frequent. Ecology, v. 31, no. 2, p. 292-303.

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Topics:
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • agriculture
  • croplands
  • erosion
  • floods
  • land management
  • land use
  • livestock
  • mountains
  • plant growth
  • precipitation
  • range management
  • seasonal activities
  • soil erosion
  • soil leaching
  • soils
  • water
  • weeds
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13271Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Journals-EAbstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 38661

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