Classifica��es clim�ticas de K�ppen, Thornthwaite e Camargo para o zoneamento clim�tico do Estado do Paran�, Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Aparecido, Lucas Eduardo de Oliveira [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Rolim, Glauco de Souza [UNESP], Richetti, Jonathan, de Souza, Paulo Sergio [UNESP], Johann, Jerry Adriani
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• DOI: 10.1590/1413-70542016404003916
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-70542016404003916; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/178225
• topic: Agriculture; Climatic characterization; ECMWF; Water balance

Climate is the set of average atmospheric conditions that characterizes a region. It directly influences the majority of human activities, especially agriculture. Climate classification systems (CCSs) are important tools in the study of agriculture, enabling knowledge of the climatic characteristics of a region. Thus, we aimed to perform the climatic characterization of the State of Paran� using the methods proposed by K�ppen and Geiger (1928), modified by Trewartha (1954) (KT), Thornthwaite (1948) (TH) and Camargo (1991) and modified by Maluf (2000) (CM), using data from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) model. The results of spatial interpolation (virtual stations) were performed using the Kriging method in spherical shape with one neighbour and resolution of 0.25�. The CCSs displayed the ability to separate the warm and dry from cold and wet regions. The most predominant climates were Cfa (temperate humid with hot summers), C1rA’a’ (sub-humid with little water deficiency, megathermal) and ST-UMi (humid subtropical with dry winter), according to KT, TH and CM, respectively. CM is an intermediate CCS between KT and TH.