THE SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF RAINFALL pH IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA.

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    • Subject Terms:
      HYDROGEN-ion concentration; RAINFALL; VOLUNTEER service; NATURAL disasters
    • Subject Terms:
      WASHINGTON (D.C.); UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      This study evaluated the pH of rain water at 28 sample stations throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and determined the efficacy of utilizing a volunteer sampling network under a limited budget. Twelve ram events from September 1984 to August 1985 were analyzed. Despite the small number of events sampled, a strong relationship emerged between storm path, pH pattern, and average rainfall pH. A long, overland storm track yielded low rainfall pH and a simple spatial pattern of rain pH, while coastal storms produced relatively higher pH and a pattern with many areas of local variability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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