The meteorologic phenomenon of drought in the Southwest
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- Document: Report (pdf)
- Plate: Plate 1 (6.11 mB pdf) Areas in southwestern United States where annual precipitation was appreciably less than the long-term mean, 1942-56
- Related Works:
- Chapter B: General effects of drought on water resources of the Southwest
- Chapter C: Effects of drought in central and south Texas
- Chapter D: Effects of drought in the Rio Grande basin
- Chapter E: Effects of drought in basins of interior drainage
- Chapter F: Effects of drought in the Colorado River basin
- Chapter G: Effects of drought along Pacific Coast in California
- Chapter H: General summary of effects of the drought in the Southwest
- NGMDB Index Page: National Geologic Map Database Index Page (html)
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Abstract
The recent drought is one of several which have been recorded in the arid Southwest in the past century. In regions where precipitation comes chiefly from a single source, as in California and the Great Plains, prevailingly dry periods have alternated with wetter periods, each lasting 10 to 15 years. In the intervening area that includes the basins of the Colorado River and Rio Grande and numerous basins of interior drainage, a deficiency from one source may be ameliorated in some localities by precipitation from another source; in other areas all sources have failed and the drought has continued for a quarter of a century. Earlier droughts of similar duration, and some of longer period, are indicated by historic records and by studies of tree rings, lake levels, and archeologic data.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The meteorologic phenomenon of drought in the Southwest |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 372 |
| Chapter | A |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp372A |
| Year Published | 1962 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | Report: v, 43 p.; 1 Plate: 24.19 x 30.07 inches |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56 (Professional Paper 372) |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Southwestern United States |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |