Monday, July 28, 2014

Isohyetal Map

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An isohyetal map is map that simply shows isohyet lines that represent the amount of rainfall in an area. Isohyet lines that are close together show large differences in the amount of rainfall whereas isohyet lines that are far apart show much less change in the amount of rainfall across an area. The image shown ago is that of an isohyetal map of the island of Kaua'i where isohyet lines are spaced out in  low elevation areas in contrast to areas of high elevation that have a much larger amount of rainfall as well as a larger change in the amount of rainfall the higher the elevation becomes. 

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