Phytosociological Research Center www.globalbioclimatics.org Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System S.Rivas−Martinez(+) & S.Rivas−Saenz (Adapted to Synoptical Table 14/02/2020)
CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Altitude: 710 m. Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Temperature observation period.: 1931−1970 (40) Rainfall observation period....: 1931−1970 (40)
(C/mm) Ti Mi mi M’i m’i Pi EPi Jan. 5.90 11.10 0.70 16.20 −3.60 36.0 11.37 Feb. 6.60 12.10 1.00 19.30 −3.60 41.0 13.35 Mar. 9.30 14.70 3.90 21.30 −1.70 43.0 27.74 Apr. 12.30 18.60 6.00 27.20 1.00 40.0 45.54 May. 16.40 23.30 9.60 31.40 3.80 41.0 79.27 Jun. 21.00 28.40 13.70 35.60 8.80 25.0 116.89 Jul. 25.50 33.80 17.30 38.60 12.90 7.0 160.12 Aug. 25.70 33.80 17.60 38.10 14.20 10.0 151.76 Sep. 21.40 28.60 14.30 31.10 8.70 27.0 100.92 Oct. 16.20 22.40 10.00 28.90 3.30 38.0 60.71 Nov. 8.70 13.40 4.00 21.90 −1.50 42.0 20.41 Dec. 5.70 10.60 0.80 15.90 −4.20 48.0 10.40 Year 14.56 20.90 8.24 27.13 3.17 398 798.47
BIOCLIMATIC INDICES AND DIAGNOSIS Thermicity index...... (It): 260 Compensated thermicity index...... (Itc): 270 Simple continentality index...... (Ic): 20.0 Diurnality index...... (Id): 16.5 Annual ombrothermic index...... (Io): 2.28 Monthly estival ombrothermic index...... (Ios1): 0.27 Bimonthly estival ombrothermic index...... (Ios2): 0.33 Threemonthly estival ombrothermic index.....(Ios3): 0.58 Fourmonthly estival ombrothermic index...... (Ios4): 0.94 Annual ombro−evaporation index...... (Ioe): 0.50 Annual positive temperature...... (Tp): 1747 Annual negative temperature...... (Tn): 0 Estival temperature...... (Ts): 722 Positive precipitation...... (Pp): 398 N. of P>4T P:2T−4T PT−2T P 1 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) 710 m P= 398 39° 24’N 3° 7’W 40/40 y. T= 14.6° Ic= 20.0 Tp= 1747 Tn= 0 m= 0.8° M= 10.6 ° Itc= 270 Io= 2.3 M’= 38.6° m’= −4.2° MEDITERRANEAN PLUVISEASONAL−OCEANIC UPPER MESOMEDITERRANEAN LOW DRY WATER INDEX CARD CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Altitude: 710 m. Latitude: 39° 24’N (C/mm) T PE P VR R RE DF SP DR HC Jan. 5.9 11 36 25 84 11 0 0 0 2.1 Feb. 6.6 13 41 16 100 13 0 11 6 2.0 Mar. 9.3 28 43 0 100 28 0 15 11 0.5 Apr. 12.3 46 40 −6 94 46 0 0 5 −0.1 May. 16.4 79 41 −38 56 79 0 0 3 −0.4 Jun. 21.0 117 25 −56 0 81 36 0 1 −0.7 Jul. 25.5 160 7 0 0 7 153 0 1 −0.9 Aug. 25.7 152 10 0 0 10 142 0 0 −0.9 Sep. 21.4 101 27 0 0 27 74 0 0 −0.7 Oct. 16.2 61 38 0 0 38 23 0 0 −0.3 Nov. 8.7 20 42 22 22 20 0 0 0 1.0 Dec. 5.7 10 48 38 59 10 0 0 0 3.6 Year 14.6 798 398 * * 371 427 27 27 * R = Reserve VR = Variation of the reserve RE = Real evapotranspiration DR = Drainage HC = Humidity coeficient DF = Deficit SP = Superavit CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) 39°24’N 3°7’W 710 m 40/40 y. T= 14.6 Ic= 20.0 MEDITERRANEAN PLUVISEASONAL−OCEANIC m= 0.8 Tp= 1747 UPPER MESOMEDITERRANEAN M= 10.6 Tn= 0 LOW DRY M’= 38.6 Itc= 270 m’= −4.2 Io= 2.3 P= 398 mm PE= 798 mm Imbibing 16 Oct. Saturation 18 Feb. Reserve Use 23 Mar. Deficit 19 Jun. DJFMAMJJASOND 2 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m SUMMARY OF RIVAS−MARTINEZ CLASSIFICATION Continentality Index [B1b] + Type ...... : B. Oceanic + Subtype ...... : 1. Semicontinental + Variant ...... : b. High Thermic types [B1.B4] + Latitudinal zone ....: B. Temperate + Latitudinal belt ....: 1. Low Eutemperate + Thermic type ...... : B. Temperate + Thermic subtype .....: 4. Temperate Bioclimatic types [B8.3a.5b] + Macrobioclimate .....: B. MEDITERRANEAN + Bioclimate ...... : 8. PLUVISEASONAL−OCEANIC + Bioclimatic variant .: + Thermic type...... : 3. MESOMEDITERRANEAN + Thermic subtype...... : a. UPPER + Ombrothermic type ...: 5. DRY + Ombrothermic subtype : b. LOW Bioclimatic Classification ...... Mepo.Mme.Dry.Sec CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m PRECIPITATION PARAMETERS Warmest semester of the year...... (Pss): 148 Coldest semester of the year...... (Psw): 250 Warmest four months period of the year...... (Pcm1): 69 Following warmest four months period...... (Pcm2): 164 Positive precipitation dryest 3 months...... (Ppd): 42 Positive precipitation dryest 2 months...... (Ppd2): 17 Positive precipitation dryest 1 month...... (Ppd1): 7 Positive precipitation warmest 3 months...... (Pps): 44 Positive precipitation warmest 2 months...... (Pps2): 17 Positive precipitation warmest 1 month...... (Pps1): 10 Positive precipitation coldest 3 months...... (Ppw): 125 Positive precipitation coldest 2 months...... (Ppw2): 84 Positive precipitation coldest 1 month...... (Ppw1): 48 Winter Spring Summer Automn Seasons Tr1−W Tr2−P Tr3−S Tr4−F Rainfall 125 124 42 107 Seasonal rainfall rhythms: W > P > F > S CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m TEMPERATURE PARAMETERS Average warmest month [T]...... (Tmax): 25.7 Average coldest month [T]...... (Tmin): 5.7 Maximum temp. warmest month [M]...... (Tmmax): 33.8 Minimum temp. coldest month [m]...... (Tmmin): 0.7 Absolute Max.temp. warmest month [M’]...... (Tamax): 38.6 Absolute Min.temp. coldest month [m’]...... (Tamin): −4.2 First warmest contrasted month [M]...... (Tcmax): 33.8 (7) First coldest contrasted month [m]...... (Tcmin): 17.3 (7) Estival temperature...... (Ts): 722 Positive temperature dryest 3 months...... (Tpd): 722 Positive temperature dryest 2 months...... (Tpd2): 512 Positive temperature dryest 1 month...... (Tpd1): 255 Positive temperature warmest 3 months...... (Tps): 726 Positive temperature warmest 2 months...... (Tps2): 512 Positive temperature warmest 1 month...... (Tps1): 257 Positive temperature coldest 3 months...... (Tpw): 182 Positive temperature coldest 2 months...... (Tpw2): 116 Positive temperature coldest 1 month...... (Tpw1): 57 3 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m SEASONAL PARAMETERS Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Warmest semester...(Sms) o o o o o o Dryest semester....(Smd) o o o o o o Warmest 4 months...(Cm1) o o o o Dryest 4 months....(Cmd) o o o o Vegetation Activity(Pav) oooooooooooo Ultragelid...[M’<=0](Pf) Hypergelid...[M <=0](Pf) Gelid...... [T <=0](Pf) Subgelid.....[m <=0](Pf) Pregelid.....[m’<=0](Pf) o o o o o Agelid...... [m’> 0](Pf) o o o o o o o HiperAgelid..[all>0](Pf) o o o o o o o CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m OMBROTHERMIC PARAMETERS Annual aridity index.[PE/P]...... (Iar): 2.01 Mediterranean index of July.[PE/P]...... (Im1): 22.87 Mediterranean index of July & August...... (Im2): 18.35 Mediterranean index of June, July & August....(Im3): 10.21 Months Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Pp(x10) 480 360 410 430 400 410 250 70 100 270 380 420 Tp 57 59 66 93 123 164 210 255 257 214 162 87 Io (Iom) 8.42 6.10 6.21 4.62 3.25 2.50 1.19 0.27 0.39 1.26 2.35 4.83 Seasons Winter Spring Summer Automn Pp(x10)/Tp 1250 / 182 1240 / 380 420 / 722 1070 / 463 Io (Iot) 6.868 3.263 0.582 2.311 Semesters December−May June−November Pp(x10)/Tp 2490 / 562 1490 / 1185 Io (Iosm) 4.431 1.257 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m Aridity Value Index (AVI) [10xPP/TP=IO]: 3980/1747=2.28 There is No Yearly Aridity Months Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Pp [P*10] 480 360 410 430 400 410 250 70 100 270 380 420 Tp [T*10] 57 59 66 93 123 164 210 255 257 214 162 87 Iom [Pp/Tp] 842 610 621 462 325 250 119 27 39 126 235 483 Avm [200−Iom] *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 173 161 74 *** *** Seasons Winter Spring Summer Automn Pp / Tp 1250 / 182 1240 / 380 420 / 722 1070 / 463 Iot [Pp/Tp] 687 326 58 231 Avs E[Avm<200] *** *** 415 *** Lower hyperarid [1] Upper hyperarid [1] Weak lower arid [1] Strong lower semiarid [1] Weak lower semiarid [1] 4 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m BIOCLIMATIC INDICES I CI of Supan (1884) [Tmax−Tmin] ...... (Sp): 20.00 CI of Gorezinski (1920) [1.7*Sp/sin(Lat)−20.4] ...... : 33.17 CI of Conrad (1946) [1.7*Sp/sin(Lat+10)−14] ...... : 30.78 + Oceanic (20 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA (ESP CIUDAD REAL) Latitude: 39°24’N Longitude: 3°7’W Altitude: 710 m BIOCLIMATIC INDICES II Bioclimatic classification of Gaussen & Bagnouls (1957) + Climate ....: A. Warm and temperate warm + Region .....: 3. Termoxeroteric (Mediterranean warm) + Thermic type: 4. Mesothermic Thornthwaite (1948) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. P−E ratio 0.21 0.23 0.22 0.19 0.17 0.09 0.02 0.03 0.09 0.16 0.22 0.29 T−E ratio 2.66 2.97 4.19 5.54 7.38 9.45 11.48 11.57 9.63 7.29 3.91 2.56 Precipitation−effectiveness: 19.17 Temperature−efficiency ....: 78.62 Moisture Index [MI=100*(P−PE)/PE] ...... : −50.15 + D.Semiarid (−66.7 ESP CIUDAD REAL °C 39°24’N / 3°7’W / 710 m 400 33.8 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA 300 0.7 [40−40] +14.6 °C 398.0 mm 200 50 100 90 40 80 70 30 60 50 20 40 30 10 20 10 0 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D mm −10 5 ESP CIUDAD REAL °C 39°24’N / 3°7’W / 710 m 33.8 CAMPO DE CRIPTANA 0.7 [40−40] +14.6 °C 398.0 mm Mean Max 50 Mean min Abs Max Abs Min 40 30 20 10 0 JFMAMJJASOND −10 ESP CIUDAD REAL 39°24’N / 3°7’W / 710 m CAMPO DE CRIPTANA Period T−P [40−40] Thornthwaite Thornthwaite T−E Ratio P−E Ratio 30 3.0 25 2.5 20 2.0 15 1.5 10 1.0 5 0.5 0 0.0 JFMAMJJASOND ESP CIUDAD REAL 39°24’N / 3°7’W / 710 m CAMPO DE CRIPTANA Period T−P [40−40] Mediterranean Ombrothermic Index [PE/P] Index [P/T] 15.0 30 12.5 25 10.0 20 7.5 15 5.0 10 2.5 5 0.0 0 JFMAMJJASOND 6