climate diagrams puja ahluwalia and barney mouat são paulo, brazil see-u 2000
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Climate Diagrams
Puja Ahluwalia and Barney Mouat
São Paulo, Brazil
SEE-U 2000
Introduction
The different biomes of the world are characterized by different vegetation
Walter Climate Diagrams relate annual precipitation and temperature
The type of vegetation can be inferred from a Walter Climate Diagram
Objective
To compile temperature and precipitation data over the past 16 years in Morro do Diabo and relate these two variables in a Walter Climate Diagram.
Methods
Weather records were collected from the Morro do Diabo State Park, Sao Paolo, Brazil
From the available data (1977-1996), four Walter climate diagrams were constructed
A four year interval was omitted (lack of data)
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morro do diabo22.37°S / 52.10°W / 262m
[1977-1981] +22.7°C 1380mm
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Walter Climate Diagram (77-81)
Walter Climate Diagram (82-87)
Walter Climate Diagram (93-96)
Walter Climate Diagram (77-96)
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morro do diabo22.37°S / 52.10°W / 262m
[1977-1996] +22.4°C 1402mm
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Observations
There are periods of times within the year (july-august) that receive considerably less rainfall.
This abiotic factor acting synergistically with the annual decrease in temperature (tropical winter) may account for the deciduous habit expresses by some trees within the region
Results
Annual rainfall for Morro do Diabo State Park > 1300mm for the time intervals studied
February and March were consistently the months of highest temperatures
July and August were consistently the months of lowest temperatures
the average annual temperature ranged between 22.5 and 22.7 oC
Conclusion
After examining the World Climate software and analyzing data specific to this site, we have classified this ecosystem as a mesophytic deciduous rainforest, part of the larger Moist Atlantic Rainforest, typical of South East Brazil.