Climatic Classification of South Africa: A Multivariate Approach
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in South African Geographical Journal
- Vol. 56 (1) , 79-86
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.1974.10559527
Abstract
An array of 24 climatic variables for each of 73 stations in South Africa is submitted to Q-mode factor analysis and four complex indices, Winter Rainfall, Thermality, Summer Rainfall and Continentality are derived. The spatial variation of factor scores is described and an equation defining each of the factors is specified. By grouping factor scores using a distance statistic, South Africa is separately divided into 8 and 19 climatic regions. The results are compared with Jackson’s (1951) classification of the climates of South Africa.Keywords
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