Regionalization and classification of bioclimatic zones in the central-northeastern region of México using principal component analysis (PCA)
Applying principal component analysis (PCA), we determined climate zones in a topographic gradient in thecentral-northeastern part of México. We employed nearly 30 years of monthly temperature and precipitationdata at 173 meteorological stations. The climate classification was carried out applying t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A.C. |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-IPICYT |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:56520202 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56520202 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ciencias de la Tierra PCA México Regional climate bioclimatic zones Köppen climate classification |
| Sumario: | Applying principal component analysis (PCA), we determined climate zones in a topographic gradient in thecentral-northeastern part of México. We employed nearly 30 years of monthly temperature and precipitationdata at 173 meteorological stations. The climate classification was carried out applying the Köppen systemmodified for the conditions of México. PCA indicates a regionalization in agreement with topographic characteristicsand vegetation. We describe the different bioclimatic zones, associated with typical vegetation,for each climate using geographical information systems (GIS) |
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