Monday, November 21, 2011

Isohyet



Isohyets are similar to isopleths, but these maps deal with rainfall, not wind, and lines link areas of equal value.  As you can see in this map of average precipitation throughout the 1900s in Australia, color is sometimes incorporated to make the maps easier to interpret.

http://harry-p-schlanger.suite101.com/australian-drought-a-natural-cycle-a51247

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