Precipitation Throughout the Tropics

Frotaleza,Brazil

In winter:not much rain
In summer:the graph goes up gradually


Manuas,Brazil

In winter:not much rain
In summer:much rain


Papua New Guinea

In summer, it rains much more than in winter, but both season are not really changed. The graph is roughly constant.


Kuala Lumpur/Subang,Malaysia

The graph is roughly constant. It doesn't change between Summer and Winter.


Observations

In Brazil
There are differences in the levels of precipitation.
-It doesn't rain a lot constantly even though they are in tropical area there.
-It concentrately rains in summer.

In Malaysia and Papua New Guinea
-Basicly, it rains all the year.
-Precipitation levels of both sites are about 1.5 times as Brazil.

Differences between Precipitation of Brazil and Precipitation of Malaysia and Papua New Guinea

1)The Andes mountains are on the west side of Brazil, so the mountains influence the climate of Brazil.

2)Malaysia and Papua New Guinea are small ilands in the Indian ocean and Pacific ocean, so the ocean can be affected by their location in relation to the equator.


Group Seven Main Page
Topography of the Andes Mountain
Precipitation and seasonal variations in Brazil
Precipitation throughout the Tropics
Conclusion
ATMOS 211 Web Page