Koichiro Kuraji, Mie Gomyo and Kowit Punyatrong
Release Date: April 15, 2009

Inter-annual and spatial variation of altitudinal increase in rainfall over Mount Inthanon and Mae Chaem Watershed, Northern Thailand
Koichiro Kuraji1), Mie Gomyo1) and Kowit Punyatrong2)

1) Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2) National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department

(Received: December 27, 2008)
(Accepted for publication: April 5, 2009)

Abstract:
To understand the inter-annual and spatial variation of altitudinal increase in rainfall amount, duration and intensity over Doi (Mount) Inthanon and Mae Chaem Watershed, Northern Thailand, we have conducted rainfall observations in this area since 1997. Ten years of continuous data for 18 rain gauge stations were accumulated. Altitudinal increases in rainfall were observed for all nine years. Annual rainfall hours also had an altitudinal increase, whereas mean rainfall intensity had no clear altitudinal increase for the nine year period. Not only altitudinal rainfall increase but also inter-annual rainfall fluctuation was determined from the variations of rainfall hours. There was no difference in the intensity of altitudinal increases in rainfall between the western and eastern slopes of Doi Inthanon.

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To cite this article:
Koichiro Kuraji, Mie Gomyo and Kowit Punyatrong: “Inter-annual and spatial variation of altitudinal increase in rainfall over Mount Inthanon and Mae Chaem Watershed, Northern Thailand”, Hydrological Research Letters, Vol. 3, pp.18-21, (2009) .

doi:10.3178/hrl.3.18
JOI JST.JSTAGE/hrl/3.18
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