Mean annual precipitation / adapted from a 1:10,000,000-scale map by Environmental Data Service, Environmental Science Services Administration records for the period 1931-1960 -- Mean annual number of days with precipitation 0.01 inches or more -- Mean annual maximum rainfall in one hour -- Mean annual maximum rainfall in twenty-four hours.
Four physical maps representing the United States, featuring the mean annual precipitation, mean annual number of days with precipitation, mean annual maximum rainfall in one hour and mean annual maximum rainfall in 24 hours, based upon the period from 1931 to 1960. Maps also show political boundari...
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United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
1960
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Summary: | Four physical maps representing the United States, featuring the mean annual precipitation, mean annual number of days with precipitation, mean annual maximum rainfall in one hour and mean annual maximum rainfall in 24 hours, based upon the period from 1931 to 1960. Maps also show political boundaries, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as a bar scale and scale statement (scales differ). Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. With two inset maps within each map: Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Colored lithograph. Together, maps are 42 x 31 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Maps appear in Special subject maps section, subsection Physical : Climate. The national atlas of the United States of America, by the United States Geological Survey; published in Washington D. C., 1970. Bound in navy blue board, with title printed in silver on both front cover and spine. Accompanied by envelope with six overlay sheets, tucked between final page and back cover of volume. Collation: [i-vi], vii-xiii, [1], 2-417, A1, A2, B1, B2, C, D. Atlas contains 770 maps and 18 charts. Includes a dedication, foreward, list of contributors, introduction, table of contents and index to map subjects. Topic covered: physical geography, history, economics, culture, administrative boundaries and cartography. In addition, atlas also provides maps of the world, as related to the United States. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, glaciers, drainage, coastlines, islands, water depths and time zones. Topical maps feature other details, such as history, geology, climate, agriculture, population, racial demographics (including indigenous peoples), religion, language and transportation. Some maps use data visualization to further illustrate geographical information, with charts overlaid upon the landscape. "Adapted from "About The National Atlas of the United States of America," by the U.S. Geological Survey: The National Atlas of the United States of ... |
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