ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF RAINFALL AND LINEAR TREND IN MENGLUN, XISHUANGBANNA, SOUTHWEST CHINA

1 INTRODUCTION As one of the main factors affecting input and use of precipitation by forests, rainfall also makes a difference on partitioning of gross precipitation over the canopy, equilibrium of water amount in river basins and water cycling processes . In view of its poorlydefined four seasons in contrast to well-defined dry and wet spells in addition to its inland location, understanding of precipitation characteristics and tendencies is important for the study on local forestry hydrology. Relevant research has been documented, but few have dealt with multiple time scales at the hourly, daily, monthly and annual intervals. With the 1992 - 2003 automatic record of precipitation in Menglun, Xishuangbannan analyzed, its characteristics and trends are summarized to help in the study on forestry hydrology.