Climate Diagrams Columbia University气候图哥伦比亚大学.ppt

Climate Diagrams Puja Ahluwalia and Barney Mouat S?o 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) Walter Climate Diagram (77-81) Walter Climate Diagram (82-87) Walter Climate Diagram (93-96) Walter Climate Diagram (77-96) 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. * *