Mashare - Climate
2013; Volume: 5; Linguagem: Inglês
10.7809/b-e.00258
ISSN1613-9801
Autores Tópico(s)Soil erosion and sediment transport
ResumoMashare is located after the confluence of the Cuito and Cubango Rivers at the Angolan-Namibian border and has an altitude of 1,068 m.The climate at this site is characterized by semi-arid conditions with a rainy season during the austral summer and a dry period from May to September (Fig. 1).During the period 1971 to 2000, the annual mean rainfall was determined to be 571 mm (Tab.1).Over the period 1950 to 2009, the annual rainfall in Mashare shows a high interannual variability without any obvious trend (Fig. 2).Mashare has an annual mean temperature of 22.3 °C with October and July being the hottest and the coldest months with average mean temperature of Climate Time period semi-arid 1971-2000 Annual mean temperature Mean diurnal temperature range 22.3 °C 15.9 °C
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