Precipitation history of the Mojave Desert region, 1893-2001

Quantifying dust emissions from desert landforms, eastern Mojave Desert, USA

“…1), which receives most of its precipitation in winter months (Hereford et al, 2004). Winds are predominantly from the west and northwest, although mountain topography funnels winds locally that generate eolian transport pathways (Muhs et al, 2003).…”

Precipitation regime classification for the Mojave Desert: Implications for fire occurrence

“…Seasonality of precipitation also varies from east to west in the Mojave Desert (Rowlands et al, 1982), with different regions experiencing different ratios of winter versus summer precipitation (Rowlands, 1995;Hereford et al, 2004Hereford et al, , 2006. Longitude 117 W, near Barstow, California has been cited as the general dividing line between winter-dominated precipitation to the west and bimodal winter/summer precipitation to the east (Hereford et al, 2006).…”

Impacts of interrelated biotic and abiotic processes during the past 125000 years of landscape evolution in the Northern Mojave Desert, Nevada, USA

“…Yucca Flat is a structurally closed basin in the northeast quadrant of the NTS, encompassing an area of about 780 km 2 . The Mojave Desert is the most arid ecosystem in North America and has the most extreme annual variation for precipitation, including decade-long variations in precipitation in the last 100 years (Hereford et al, 2004). Based on US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather stations, yearly precipitation at Station BJY (elevation 1241 m) on the north end of Yucca Flat averages 163 mm, and ranges from 38 mm in 2002 to 373 mm in 1998, using a 1960-2006 record (http://www.sord.nv.doe.gov/home_climate_MEDA.htm).…”