Pluviometric ID : precipitation characteristics at a glance
João Augusto de Pessôa · Atmospheric Science Letters · 2014
Abstract This article proposes the Pluviometric ID, a graphic representation of the main precipitation characteristics from a given dataset. The Pluviometric ID exceeds the traditional depiction of rainfall data as it allows a fast and simultaneous perception of parameters such as seasonal and interannual precipitation pattern changes, historic data series (length and integrity), cumulative and distributed (daily) long‐term mean precipitation, among others. When plotted on a web map, the Precipitation ID quickly projects the regional precipitation patterns and trends towards a particular visually chosen direction. Non‐standard patterns may eventually arise and be easily spotted.