The correlations between moon phases and precipitation
maximums were investigated for selected stations in British
Columbia in order to determine if they existed for:
(a) individual stations; (b) grouped stations; (c) annual
occurrences; (d) seasonal occurrences; and (e) geographic
areas. The analysis consisted of a graphical presentation
and a statistical test for randomness. Graphs of annual and
seasonal moving totals for grouped and Individual stations
were prepared. They were analyzed for peaks in the configuration
of the graphs and for annual and seasonal components
through the use of the X2p test.
It is apparent from this study that there is a relationship
between moon phases and precipitation maximums for
grouped stations and individual stations in British Columbia.
The evidence for the annual components of "lunar" precipitation
for the individual stations shows, statistically, that
the distributions are non-random and, graphically, that peaks
are visible. Moreover, a shift of the peaks with latitude is
discernible for the stations of British Columbia and it is
suggested that this shift exists on a global scale. The evidence
for the seasonal components of "lunar" precipitation for
the individual stations is not as conclusive, either statistically
or graphically. The seasonal graphs show peaks but the
test for randomness yields inconsistent results. / Arts, Faculty of / Geography, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/42410 |
| Date | January 1963 |
| Creators | Emery, Frank Thomas |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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