Abstract
Summary Rainfall was measured over a 3-year period along an altitudinal transect on Mount Bellenden Ker which is the wettest known locality in Australia. The mean annual rainfall totals recorded at 10 stations along the transect ranged from 4433 mm yr−1 to 8577 mm yr−1. Mean annual cation inputs were calculated for each site along the transect using rainfall chemistry data collected by BRASELL & GILMOUR (1980) and the measured rainfall totals. The weighted mean annual inputs to the entire windward slope of the mountain were calculated to be 11.8 kg ha−1 for Ca2+, 14.9 kg ha−1 for Mg2+, 122 kg ha−1 for Na+, and 8 kg ha−1 for K+. Despite the considerable variation in mean annual rainfall totals along the transect, these values were not significantly different from the estimates obtained by only using the rainfall data recorded at the base and summit of the mountain.
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