Climatic atlas of Australia - Rainfall

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At a glance

This Atlas includes a range of rainfall related information for Australia. As well as rainfall maps, there is information about rainfall variability in Australia, an explanation of the sources of Australian rainfall and a description of rainfall changes in the 20th Century.

Product details

The rainfall maps released in this current set represent the first published revision of these maps since 1975. Other climatic parameters published in this series include temperature and evapotranspiration.

Information contained in the Atlas includes:

• Average monthly and average annual rainfall maps (based on the period 1961 - 1990) together with explanatory text.
• A description of the major sources of Australian rainfall.
• Statistical rainfall data showing daily and annual rainfall records.
• Time series graphs showing winter, spring and annual rainfall from 1900 to 1997.
• Rainfall variability maps and associated explanatory text.
• Information about rainfall changes in the 20th Century.

ISBN:

978-0-642-70624-9

Published

2000

Format

Spiral bound, soft cover book, 25 pages.

Cost

$19.40 (plus $12.00 post in Australia).

Copyright and contact information

To order a copy of this product please contact:

Email	publications@bom.gov.au
Telephone	03 9669 4312
Over the counter	700 Collins St Dockland VIC

Please note that the copyright for any data supplied for the Bureau of Meteorology is held in the Commonwealth of Australia and the purchaser shall give acknowledgement of the source in reference to the data. Apart from dealings under the Copyright Act 1968, the purchaser shall not reproduce (electronically or otherwise), modify or supply (by sale or otherwise) these data without written permission from the supplier.

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