FACTORS CONTROLLING THE CLIMATE OF THE SEGURA RIVER BASIN (S.E. OF SPAIN)

Authors

  • M. R. Vidal-Abarca
  • C. Montes
  • L. Ramírez-Díaz
  • M. L. Suárez
Keywords: climate, sectorization, basin, Spain

Abstract

The termopluviometrical data of 65 meteorological stations located in the Basin of the Segura River (S.E. of Spain) have been used to characterize homogeneus climatic sectors. The statistical analysis of the information was carried out in different phases and on separate matrices. To detect the possible effects of two different environmental factors (the altitude above the sea level and the proximity to the sea) on the basin climate, we have employed a step by step multiple linear regression analysis. The results suggest the existence of termopluviometrical gradients where ten different climatic sectors can be identified. A few of these sectors seem to function as «islands».

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Author Biographies

M. R. Vidal-Abarca

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Facultad de Biología Universidad de Murcia

C. Montes

Departamento de Ecología Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

L. Ramírez-Díaz

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Facultad de Biología Universidad de Murcia

M. L. Suárez

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Facultad de Biología Universidad de Murcia
How to Cite
Vidal-Abarca, M. R., Montes, C., Ramírez-Díaz, L., & Suárez, M. L. (1987). FACTORS CONTROLLING THE CLIMATE OF THE SEGURA RIVER BASIN (S.E. OF SPAIN). Anales de Biología, (12), 11–28. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/35341
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Biología ambiental