Climate, water, and agriculture in the tropics / I. J. Jackson.

CONTENTS

Water in the tropics
introduction
evaporation and rainfall
the hydrological rainfall
the human factors

Origins of precipitation
introduction
earlier concepts of simplicity and uniformity
basic features of the tropical circulation
the sub-tropical highs
e.tc

Rainfall seasonality and variability
introduction
seasonal rainfall regimes
variability
rainfall probability and reliability
e.tc

Other rainfall characteristics
intensity-duration-frequency
spatial variations
diurnal variations
rainfall and stream flow

Evaporation
introduction
factors influencing evaporation
methods of assessment

Water and plants: a general review
introduction
the significance of water to plants
the atmosphere-soil-plant water systems

Water and plants: the tropical situation
Water and agriculture in the tropics
Man's impact on the hydrological cycle

Includes Bibliography and index