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Table 7 Climatic characteristics of the Locality A (Taton) and Locality B (Ipizca) according to the different climate classification systems and the different climatic indices used

From: Human fascioliasis endemic areas in Argentina: multigene characterisation of the lymnaeid vectors and climatic-environmental assessment of the transmission pattern

Transmission foci

Locality A (Taton)

Locality B (Ipizca)

Coordinates

27°29′52.62″S, 67°35′ 53.51″W

28°49′08.83″S, 65°32′20.00″W

Altitude (m)

1,630

944

Koeppen class

BWk

BSh

 

B = Arid Climate

B = Arid Climate

 

D = Desert

S = Steppe

 

k = Cold

h = Hot

Budyko climate

Desert

Semiarid

 Radiation index of dryness

9.236

3.009

 Budyko evaporation (mm/year)

151

429

 Budyko runoff (mm/year)

0

19

 Budyko evaporation (%)

100

95.8

 Budyko runoff (%)

0

4.2

Aridity

Arid

Semiarid

 Aridity index

0.09

0.25

 Moisture index (%)

-91

-75

 De Martonne index

6

15

 Precipitation deficit (mm/year)

1,547

1,333

Gorczynski continentality index

38.5

34.6