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I was wondering what is the difference between isolated thunderstorms and scattered thunderstorms. What makes it rain so much in the northeast and places like Arizona get so little rain?
Posted: Tuesday, 16th June 2009 5:57AM
I was wondering what is the difference between isolated thunderstorms and scattered thunderstorms. What makes it rain so much in the northeast and places like Arizona get so little rain?
a) Isolated thunderstorms implies rain coverage over about 10 percent of a given geographic area of about 5,000 square miles; scattered implies about 30 percent areal coverage.
b) the biggest difference between Arizona and New Hampshire: there is a very tall mountain range separating Arizona from the Pacific Ocean--its most likely source of available moisture for rain generation. In the case of New Hampshire, the terrain rises from southeast to northwest, and southeasterly winds off the Atlantic are common. Upslope conditions are favorable for producing lots of rain.
RKP
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Here are your answers: a) Isolated thunderstorms implies rain coverage over about 10 percent of a given geographic area of about 5,000 square miles; scattered implies about 30 percent areal coverage.
b) the biggest difference between Arizona and New Hampshire: there is a very tall mountain range separating Arizona from the Pacific Ocean--its most likely source of available moisture for rain generation. In the case of New Hampshire, the terrain rises from southeast to northwest, and southeasterly winds off the Atlantic are common. Upslope conditions are favorable for producing lots of rain.
RKP
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