One method of estimating areal rainfall is to draw lines to connect reliable rainfall stations, including those just outside the area. These connecting lines are then bisected perpendicularly to form a polygon around each station. To determine the mean, the rainfall amount of each station is multiplied by the area of its polygon and the sum of the products is divided by the total area. Identify which method is specifically described. O Kriging Method O Isohyetal Method None of the choices O Average Depth Method O Thiessen Method « Previous Next

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One method of estimating areal rainfall is to draw lines to connect reliable
rainfall stations, including those just outside the area. These connecting lines
are then bisected perpendicularly to form a polygon around each station. To
determine the mean, the rainfall amount of each station is multiplied by the
area of its polygon and the sum of the products is divided by the total area.
Identify which method is specifically described.
O Kriging Method
O Isohyetal Method
None of the choices
O Average Depth Method
O Thiessen Method
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Transcribed Image Text:One method of estimating areal rainfall is to draw lines to connect reliable rainfall stations, including those just outside the area. These connecting lines are then bisected perpendicularly to form a polygon around each station. To determine the mean, the rainfall amount of each station is multiplied by the area of its polygon and the sum of the products is divided by the total area. Identify which method is specifically described. O Kriging Method O Isohyetal Method None of the choices O Average Depth Method O Thiessen Method « Previous Next
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