P. A. Smithson
University of Sheffield
4 Papers
43 Citations
P. A. Smithson is an academic researcher from University of Sheffield. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Monsoon. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications.
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Inter-relationships between cave and outside air temperatures
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the thermal regime of a cave in the Peak District of Derbyshire and show that whenever the outside temperature falls below about 7°C, density currents slowly flow into the cave bringing cooler temperatures into the lowest part of the cave.
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Precipitation−elevation relationships over Sri Lanka
TL;DR: The change of rainfall totals with height has been the subject of much investigation in many parts of the world as mentioned in this paper, and the rates of increase or decrease vary with the climatic regime experienced.
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Controls on precipitation distributions in Sri Lanka
TL;DR: In this paper, three major homogeneous rainfall regions were derived based on a variety of rainfall parameters using cluster and discriminant analysis using quality-controlled monthly rainfall data from 110 gauges for the period 1931-60, and multiple regression methods were used to determine the geographical factors influencing the spatial patterns of rainfall.
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An objective classification of homogeneous rainfall regimes in Sri Lanka
TL;DR: In this article, the nature of previous subjective classifications are reviewed and the need for an objective classification is stressed, and each of the major classifications of rainfall regimes, micro, meso and macro, throw new light on our understanding of the climates of Sri Lanka.
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