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<br />-17- <br /> <br /> <br />00125~ <br /> <br />Upper-air temperatures <br /> <br />The great utility of upper-air temperature in hydrologic studies is <br />overlooked commonly. For example, as reported from radiosonde observa- <br />tions, such temperatures may serve as a better index to the altitude at <br />which snow melts than temperature measured on the land surface. This is <br />true especially in mountainous terrane, as has been implied. In addition, <br />upper-air temperatures may be predicted with greater accuracy than those <br />for stations on the land surface. <br /> <br />Reference cited <br /> <br />Linsley, R. K., Jr., Kohler, M. A., and Paulhus, J. L. H., 1949, Applied <br />hydrology: New York, McGraw-Hill, 689 p. <br />