Weekly precipitation cycles? Lack of evidence from United States surface stations

Previous work has inferred a relationship between human activity and the occurrence and amount of precipitation through examining possible weekly cycles in precipitation. Daily precipitation records for 219 surface observing stations in the United States for the 42‐year period 1951–1992 are investig...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters 2007-11, Vol.34 (22), p.n/a
Main Authors: Schultz, David M., Mikkonen, Santtu, Laaksonen, Ari, Richman, Michael B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anthropogenic
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
precipitation
weekly cycles
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Summary:Previous work has inferred a relationship between human activity and the occurrence and amount of precipitation through examining possible weekly cycles in precipitation. Daily precipitation records for 219 surface observing stations in the United States for the 42‐year period 1951–1992 are investigated for weekly cycles in precipitation. Results indicate that neither the occurrence nor amount of precipitation significantly depends upon the day of the week.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2007GL031889