Abstract
nteraction among trade winds,terrain, land thermal effects, andthe trade-wind inversion give theHawaiian Islands one of the mostvaried rainfall patterns on Earth.Distinct, persistent patterns of upliftlead to dramatic rainfall gradientsand, together with elevation-relatedtemperature differences, producenearly the full range of climate types.This microcosm of global environ-mental diversity provides a uniquenatural laboratory for world-classresearch on topics such as terres-trial ecosystem carbon dynamics, soilgeochemistry, and the mechanics ofspecies invasion. Knowledge of meanrainfall patterns in Hawai'i is criticallyimportant in support of these researchendeavors as well as for managing andprotecting groundwater and surfacewater resources, controlling and eradicating invasivespecies, protecting and restoring native ecosystems,and planning for the effects of global climate change.The Rainfall Atlas of Hawai'i is a set of digitalmaps of the spatial patterns of 1978-2007 meanmonthly and annual rainfall for the major Hawaiian
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