Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The purpose of the dissertation is to present and discuss the areal distribution of dew point and vapor pressure near the ground in the United States less Hawaii and Alaska. The analysis is based on hourly psychrometric observations at nearly 200 stations for lengths of record which average ten years. Maps of average monthly dew point and its standard deviation, average monthly vapor pressure, and maps presenting four characteristic types of diurnal variation of dew point each month are included in an Appendix to the dissertation. The history of the development of knowledge of water vapor in the atmosphere is also covered in an Appendix to add perspective to the study. The maps are a contribution to the climatography of the United States since the standard maps of average monthly vapor pressure still in use were prepared in 1917, and there are no previous maps showing the several measures of variability of average water vapor content of the air near the ground included in this study [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/34514 |
| Date | January 1964 |
| Creators | Dodd, Arthur Van Zandt |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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