Synoptic-Climatological Studies of Precipitation Regimes in Venezuela

调查人员将分析地球同步轨道和极地轨道 卫星资料和气象站资料 1976-1985年研究降水状况的原因和后果 在委内瑞拉。 通过确定为什么降水的季节性变化 委内瑞拉与其他热带地区截然不同， 特别是季风地区，该项目将增加我们对 一个地区的气候与独特的降水制度，其 与研究外事件和过程的可能遥相关 地区，以及我们对热带气候学的了解。 的 项目的结果也将作为未来研究的基准 地形对研究区域气候的影响以及其他 地质生态和古气候调查。

The investigators will analyze geostationary and polar orbiting satellite data as well as climatological station data for the period 1976-1985 examine the causes and consequences of precipitation regimes in Venezuela. By determining why the seasonal march of precipitation in Venezuela differs sharply from that in other tropical regions, especially monsoon areas, the project will increase our understanding of the climatology of a region with a unique precipitation regime, of its possible teleconnections with events and processes outside the study region, and our knowledge of tropical climatology more generally. The results of the project will also serve as a benchmark for future studies of topographic effects on climate in the study area and for other geoecological and paleoclimatic investigations.