Agroclimatic zonation of Tigray region of Ethiopia based on aridity index and traditional agro-climatic zones

H Haftom, A Haftu, K Goitom… - Journal of …, 2019 - journal.agrimetassociation.org
H Haftom, A Haftu, K Goitom, H Meseret
Journal of Agrometeorology, 2019journal.agrimetassociation.org
The aim of this study was to identify the agroclimatic zones of Tigray region based on aridity
index and traditional agroclimatic zone using 37-year (1981-2017) spatial climate data
downloaded for Tigray region from Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with
Station data (CHIRPS) for rainfall and from Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS)
data for temperature. Arc map 10.3 was used for mapping of all climatic variables and
zonation of agro-climatic zones. Potential evapotranspiration (PET) was computed based on …
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the agroclimatic zones of Tigray region based on aridity index and traditional agroclimatic zone using 37-year (1981-2017) spatial climate data downloaded for Tigray region from Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) for rainfall and from Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) data for temperature. Arc map 10.3 was used for mapping of all climatic variables and zonation of agro-climatic zones. Potential evapotranspiration (PET) was computed based on Hargreaves formula and the aridity index was computed. Besides, the digital elevation model was downloaded from ASTER data. The aridity map of Tigray divided into three index zones (0.03-0.2, 0.2–0.5 and 0.5–0.65) and five traditional agro-climate zones (< 1500, 1500-2000, 2000-2500, 2500-3000,> 3000 masl) were overlaid, which divided entire region of Tigray into fifteen agroclimatic zones. Hot semi-arid, warm semi-arid, tepid semi-arid and hot arid were the dominant zones in the region.
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