74.1 RainfallZones

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shortname	RainfallZones
title	RainfallZones
creator	Ivan Hanigan, derived from BoM data
contact_email	car.data@sydney.edu.au
abstract	Climate maps classified by seasonal rainfall. November - April (summer) and May - October (winter)‚¬â€œ they also use median rainfall not mean). Then the following rules were followed: sd: If summer>winter AND ratio(greater/lesser)>3 AND Annual total rainfall >350mm = ‘Summer Dominant’ s: If summer>winter AND ratio(greater/lesser)<3 and >1.3 AND Annual total rainfall >350mm = ‘Summer’ wd: If winter>summer AND ratio(greater/lesser)>3 AND Annual total rainfall >350mm = ‘Winter Dominant’ w: If winter>summerAND ratio(greater/lesser)<3 and >1.3 AND Annual total rainfall >350mm = ‘Winter’ u: If ratio <1.3 AND Annual total rainfall >350mm,‘Uniform’, a: If Annual total rainfall < 350mm,‘Arid’
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associated_party
access_rules	Public CC BY 3.0 Australia Licence
Recommended Citation	The National Climate Centre of the Bureau of Meteorology (2016): Seasonal rainfall zones of Australia. BoM. (Dataset). http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/climate-classifications/index.jsp. Downloaded from Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research https://cloud.car-dat.org/index.php/apps/files/?dir=/Environment_General/Ecoregions_climate_zones_BOM/RainfallZones
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accessibility	CAR