Climatic demarcations of the Torres municipality in the Lara state, Venezuela
Abstract
The combined use of geographic information systems (GIS), digital models of elevation (DEM), satellite images, analog and/or digital maps, weather data and field visits is successful in generating information and mapping of elements that define climate. This information is necessary to carry out an assessment of land or when agricultural development is required, especially if it is under rainfed conditions. The objective of this study was to obtain digital maps of climatic elements that allow to define climatic boundaries that exist in the Torres municipality, Lara state. Data from weather stations, technical and mathematical interpolation equations were used to map the elements of the climate. The results indicate that there are four well defined climatic demarcations in the municipality: semi-arid, sub-humid dry, sub-humid humid and humid, which should be considered when develops agricultural area.
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