CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Altitude: 557 M
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CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Altitude: 557 m. Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Temperature observation period.: 1943−1964 (22) Rainfall observation period....: 1943−1964 (22)
(C/mm) Ti Mi mi M’i m’i Pi EPi Jan. 6.10 12.00 0.20 18.50 −5.70 26.0 12.32 Feb. 7.40 13.80 1.00 21.00 −5.50 27.0 16.32 Mar. 10.40 17.50 3.30 25.10 −2.20 26.0 33.56 Apr. 12.90 20.70 5.10 27.80 0.10 36.0 49.71 May. 16.50 24.90 8.20 31.70 3.20 53.0 80.77 Jun. 20.50 29.10 12.00 36.30 7.70 37.0 113.23 Jul. 24.10 33.60 14.70 38.60 10.60 11.0 147.10 Aug. 23.70 32.70 14.70 37.90 11.20 25.0 134.31 Sep. 21.00 29.10 12.90 34.10 8.20 36.0 98.51 Oct. 15.00 22.10 8.00 28.10 2.20 55.0 54.55 Nov. 10.50 17.00 4.00 23.50 −2.00 23.0 27.77 Dec. 7.00 12.70 1.20 17.80 −4.40 32.0 14.64 Year 14.59 22.10 7.11 28.37 1.95 387 782.78
BIOCLIMATIC INDICES AND DIAGNOSIS Thermicity index...... (It): 268 Compensated thermicity index...... (Itc): 268 Simple continentality index...... (Ic): 18.0 Diurnality index...... (Id): 18.9 Annual ombrothermic index...... (Io): 2.21 Monthly estival ombrothermic index...... (Ios1): 0.46 Bimonthly estival ombrothermic index...... (Ios2): 0.75 Threemonthly estival ombrothermic index.....(Ios3): 1.07 Fourmonthly estival ombrothermic index...... (Ios4): 1.49 Annual ombro−evaporation index...... (Ioe): 0.49 Annual positive temperature...... (Tp): 1751 Annual negative temperature...... (Tn): 0 Estival temperature...... (Ts): 683 Positive precipitation...... (Pp): 387 N. of P>4T P:2T−4T PT−2T P 1 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) 557 m P= 387 38° 42’N 0° 59’W 22/22 y. T= 14.6° Ic= 18.0 Tp= 1751 Tn= 0 m= 0.2° M= 12.0 ° Itc= 268 Io= 2.2 M’= 38.6° m’= −5.7° MEDITERRANEAN PLUVISEASONAL−OCEANIC UPPER MESOMEDITERRANEAN LOW DRY WATER INDEX CARD CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Altitude: 557 m. Latitude: 38° 42’N (C/mm) T PE P VR R RE DF SP DR HC Jan. 6.1 12 26 14 31 12 0 0 0 1.1 Feb. 7.4 16 27 11 42 16 0 0 0 0.6 Mar. 10.4 34 26 −8 34 34 0 0 0 −0.2 Apr. 12.9 50 36 −14 20 50 0 0 0 −0.2 May. 16.5 81 53 −20 0 73 7 0 0 −0.3 Jun. 20.5 113 37 0 0 37 76 0 0 −0.6 Jul. 24.1 147 11 0 0 11 136 0 0 −0.9 Aug. 23.7 134 25 0 0 25 109 0 0 −0.8 Sep. 21.0 99 36 0 0 36 63 0 0 −0.6 Oct. 15.0 55 55 0 0 55 0 0 0 0.0 Nov. 10.5 28 23 −0 0 23 4 0 0 −0.1 Dec. 7.0 15 32 17 17 15 0 0 0 1.1 Year 14.6 783 387 * * 387 396 0 0 * R = Reserve VR = Variation of the reserve RE = Real evapotranspiration DR = Drainage HC = Humidity coeficient DF = Deficit SP = Superavit CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) 38°42’N 0°59’W 557 m 22/22 y. T= 14.6 Ic= 18.0 MEDITERRANEAN PLUVISEASONAL−OCEANIC m= 0.2 Tp= 1751 UPPER MESOMEDITERRANEAN M= 12.0 Tn= 0 LOW DRY M’= 38.6 Itc= 268 m’= −5.7 Io= 2.2 P= 387 mm PE= 783 mm Imbibing 7 Nov. Saturation Reserve Use 3 Oct. Deficit 3 Nov. DJFMAMJJASOND 2 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 m SUMMARY OF RIVAS−MARTINEZ CLASSIFICATION Continentality Index [B1a] + Type ...... : B. Oceanic + Subtype ...... : 1. Semicontinental + Variant ...... : a. Low 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 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 m PRECIPITATION PARAMETERS Warmest semester of the year...... (Pss): 217 Coldest semester of the year...... (Psw): 170 Warmest four months period of the year...... (Pcm1): 109 Following warmest four months period...... (Pcm2): 136 Positive precipitation dryest 3 months...... (Ppd): 72 Positive precipitation dryest 2 months...... (Ppd2): 36 Positive precipitation dryest 1 month...... (Ppd1): 11 Positive precipitation warmest 3 months...... (Pps): 72 Positive precipitation warmest 2 months...... (Pps2): 36 Positive precipitation warmest 1 month...... (Pps1): 11 Positive precipitation coldest 3 months...... (Ppw): 85 Positive precipitation coldest 2 months...... (Ppw2): 58 Positive precipitation coldest 1 month...... (Ppw1): 26 Winter Spring Summer Automn Seasons Tr1−W Tr2−P Tr3−S Tr4−F Rainfall 85 115 73 114 Seasonal rainfall rhythms: P > F > W > S CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 m TEMPERATURE PARAMETERS Average warmest month [T]...... (Tmax): 24.1 Average coldest month [T]...... (Tmin): 6.1 Maximum temp. warmest month [M]...... (Tmmax): 33.6 Minimum temp. coldest month [m]...... (Tmmin): 0.2 Absolute Max.temp. warmest month [M’]...... (Tamax): 38.6 Absolute Min.temp. coldest month [m’]...... (Tamin): −5.7 First warmest contrasted month [M]...... (Tcmax): 33.6 (7) First coldest contrasted month [m]...... (Tcmin): 14.7 (7) Estival temperature...... (Ts): 683 Positive temperature dryest 3 months...... (Tpd): 688 Positive temperature dryest 2 months...... (Tpd2): 478 Positive temperature dryest 1 month...... (Tpd1): 241 Positive temperature warmest 3 months...... (Tps): 688 Positive temperature warmest 2 months...... (Tps2): 478 Positive temperature warmest 1 month...... (Tps1): 241 Positive temperature coldest 3 months...... (Tpw): 205 Positive temperature coldest 2 months...... (Tpw2): 131 Positive temperature coldest 1 month...... (Tpw1): 61 3 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 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 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 m OMBROTHERMIC PARAMETERS Annual aridity index.[PE/P]...... (Iar): 2.02 Mediterranean index of July.[PE/P]...... (Im1): 13.37 Mediterranean index of July & August...... (Im2): 7.82 Mediterranean index of June, July & August....(Im3): 5.41 Months Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Pp(x10) 320 260 270 260 360 530 370 110 250 360 550 230 Tp 70 61 74 104 129 165 205 241 237 210 150 105 Io (Iom) 4.57 4.26 3.65 2.50 2.79 3.21 1.80 0.46 1.05 1.71 3.67 2.19 Seasons Winter Spring Summer Automn Pp(x10)/Tp 850 / 205 1150 / 398 730 / 683 1140 / 465 Io (Iot) 4.146 2.889 1.069 2.452 Semesters December−May June−November Pp(x10)/Tp 2000 / 603 1870 / 1148 Io (Iosm) 3.317 1.629 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 m Aridity Value Index (AVI) [10xPP/TP=IO]: 3870/1751=2.21 There is No Yearly Aridity Months Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Pp [P*10] 320 260 270 260 360 530 370 110 250 360 550 230 Tp [T*10] 70 61 74 104 129 165 205 241 237 210 150 105 Iom [Pp/Tp] 457 426 365 250 279 321 180 46 105 171 367 219 Avm [200−Iom] *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 154 95 29 *** *** Seasons Winter Spring Summer Automn Pp / Tp 850 / 205 1150 / 398 730 / 683 1140 / 465 Iot [Pp/Tp] 415 289 107 245 Avs E[Avm<200] *** *** 268 *** Strong lower arid [1] Strong lower semiarid [2] Weak upper semiarid [2] 4 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 m BIOCLIMATIC INDICES I CI of Supan (1884) [Tmax−Tmin] ...... (Sp): 18.00 CI of Gorezinski (1920) [1.7*Sp/sin(Lat)−20.4] ...... : 28.54 CI of Conrad (1946) [1.7*Sp/sin(Lat+10)−14] ...... : 26.73 + Oceanic (20 CAUDETE (ESP ALBACETE) Latitude: 38°42’N Longitude: 0°59’W Altitude: 557 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 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.16 0.23 0.14 0.03 0.08 0.13 0.25 0.11 0.17 T−E ratio 2.74 3.33 4.68 5.80 7.43 9.23 10.85 10.67 9.45 6.75 4.72 3.15 Precipitation−effectiveness: 17.06 Temperature−efficiency ....: 78.80 Moisture Index [MI=100*(P−PE)/PE] ...... : −50.56 + D.Semiarid (−66.7 ESP ALBACETE °C 38°42’N / 0°59’W / 557 m 400 33.6 CAUDETE 300 0.2 [22−22] +14.6 °C 387.0 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 ALBACETE °C 38°42’N / 0°59’W / 557 m 33.6 CAUDETE 0.2 [22−22] +14.6 °C 387.0 mm Mean Max 50 Mean min Abs Max Abs Min 40 30 20 10 0 JFMAMJJASOND −10 ESP ALBACETE 38°42’N / 0°59’W / 557 m CAUDETE Period T−P [22−22] 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 ALBACETE 38°42’N / 0°59’W / 557 m CAUDETE Period T−P [22−22] 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