Rainfall-Intensity Contrasts in Indiana: Causes and Consequences

Abstract

In this account the author discusses the advantages of Indiana for such a study, the aspects of rainfall-intensity studies, intensity contrasts revealed by other maps, causes for the contrasts in rainfall intensity, some apparent effects of the intensity contrasts, and rainfall intensity in relation to crop yields. This study of a sample area indicates significant contrasts in rainfall intensity as existing in a region previously believed to be distinctly uniform climatically. "The correspondence found between the distribution of this fundamental climatic factor and the distribution of various conditions affected by it suggests that similar studies of rainfall-intensity contrasts in other areas might throw light on problems of regional differences.".