CANAL ZONE ANALOGS 6. ANALOGS OF CANAL ZONE CLIMATE IN SOUTH AMERICA

Abstract

Much of interior and eastern South America is climatically similar to the Canal Zone. Lowlands on the west coast north of Guayaquil arealso similar, except that over considerable areas they have much more precipitation than any part of the Canal Zone. Highlands throughout the area mapped In this study are too cool for close analogy; subtropical areas in the southern part of the area are too cool in winter. Thecoast of Venezuela, the northern Brazilian Plateau, northwest Argentina, and the west coast south of Guayaquil are much too dry for climatic analogy with the Canal Zone.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1958
Accession Number
AD0206428

Entities

People

  • Will F. Thompson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Argentina
  • Climate
  • Colombia
  • Continents
  • Environment
  • French Guiana
  • Geography
  • Government Procurement
  • Meteorology
  • New York
  • North America
  • Precipitation
  • Rain
  • South America
  • Topography
  • Tropical Regions
  • Venezuela

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Urban Planning and Geography.