Table 1.
Location, altitude, rainfall and temperature of the study areas
|
Study area |
Location |
Altitude (masl) |
Annual mean rainfall (mm) |
Mean temperature (°C) |
Ref |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(Longitude, altitude) |
|
|
|
||
| Min. | Max. | |||||
| Addis Ababa |
38°44′, to 39° 55′ E & 9°′48″N |
2200 - 2500 |
1180.4 |
10.6 |
22.8 |
25 |
| Ambo |
37° 32' to 38° 3' E & |
1400 - 3045 |
1100 |
13 |
27 |
26 |
| 8° 47' to 9° 20' N | ||||||
| Ada’a-Liben (Debre-Zeit) |
38°38'E, & 08° 44' N |
1500 - 2000 |
839 |
7.9 |
28 |
24 |
| Fentale (Metehara) | 23’ to 39°54’ E & 8° 54’ N | 955 - 2007 | 553 | 29 | 38 | 24 |
masl = meter above sea level.