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A new type of approximating function is advanced to describe the relationship of monthly precipitation amount to altitude. Three of its parameters have an evident physical meaning. One of them directly depends on air temperature. The attempt was undertaken to connect the remaining two with some climatic and orographic factors. The results of this research can be useful to evaluate alterations of precipitation distribution with altitude under a changed climate.
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Glazirin, G.E. Precipitation distribution with altitude. Theor Appl Climatol 58, 141–145 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00865014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00865014