WebWIMP users: If you are a student or teacher and using WebWIMP in connection with a class, please let us know about your experience with WebWIMP by sending an e-mail to Kenji Matsuura at kenjisan@udel.edu. Thank you in advance. |
WebWIMP is designed to
evaluate a climatically-averaged, monthly water balance for virtually any
terrestrial location of interest; that is, on any continent at any node of a one-half
degree of latitude by one-half degree of longitude grid. Average monthly air
temperature and precipitation data have been interpolated to the one-half
degree by one-half degree grid2 and the grid-point
water balance is calculated by a modified Thornthwaite
procedure3. On a world map, your first step will be to select (point and click on) a location for which you wish to make a climatic water-balance calculation. The longitude and latitude coordinates associated with this location will be rounded to the nearest one-half degree, and WebWIMP will determine whether the selected location is on land. If the point is on land, the climatic water balance can be evaluated; if not, you will be asked to select another location. |
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1WebWIMP version 1.02 is an upgraded version of
WebWIMP 1.01, which was implemented by K. Matsuura, C. Willmott
and D. Legates at the |