Table 1.
Selected reference weather stations (RWS), their locations and associated codes (see figure 2), soil and climate characteristics, the harvested area within each RWS buffer, and withing the climate zone (CZ) in which the RWS is located.
| Weather station (and its code) | Latitude (in degrees) | Longitude (in degrees) | Elevation (in meters) | Soil classification | Soil depth (in meters) | Climatea | RWS area (in 1000 hectares) | CZ area (in 1000 hectares) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorocoba (SO) | –23.36 | –47.52 | 645 | Oxisol-Ultisol | 2 | 21.6°C, 1310 mm | 540 (7%) | 1892 (28%) |
| Catanduva (CAT) | –21.11 | –48.93 | 570 | Ultisol | 1.5 | 23.8°C, 1324 mm | 508 (7%) | |
| Sao Simão (SS) | –21.48 | –47.55 | 617 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 22.9°C, 1460 mm | 590 (8%) | 1375 (20%) |
| Uberaba (UB) | –19.73 | –47.95 | 737 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 23.5°C, 1565 mm | 252 (3%) | |
| Maringá (MA) | –23.4 | –51.91 | 542 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 22.7°C, 1631 mm | 111 (2%) | |
| Avaré (AV) | –23.08 | –54.7 | 813 | Ultisol-Oxisol | 2 | 21.1°C, 1474 mm | 40 (1%) | |
| Votuporanga (VO) | –20.41 | –49.98 | 502 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 24.5°C, 1379 mm | 496 (7%) | 1322 (17%) |
| Campos (CAM) | –21.75 | –41.33 | 11.2 | Ultisol | 1.5 | 24.9°C, 1011 mm | 43 (1%) | |
| Presidente Prudente (PP) | –22.11 | –51.38 | 435 | Ultisol | 1.5 | 23.5°C, 1346 mm | 192 (3%) | 802 (11%) |
| St Antonio de Padua (SAP) | –21.53 | –42.15 | 95 | Oxisol-Ultisol | 2 | 21.6°C, 1310 mm | 46 (1%) | |
| Frutal (FR) | –20.03 | –48.93 | 543 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 25.0°C, 1226 mm | 231 (3%) | 643 (8%) |
| Capinópolis (CAR) | –18.71 | –49.55 | 620 | Ultisol | 2.5 | 24.5°C, 1470 mm | 85 (1%) | |
| Paranaíba (PA) | –19.75 | –51.18 | 331 | Oxisol-Ultisol | 2 | 24.8°C, 1434 mm | 45 (1%) | |
| São Mateus (SM) | –18.7 | –39.85 | 25 | Oxisol-Ultisol | 2 | 24.9°C, 1346 mm | 20 (1%) | |
| Rio Verde (RV) | –17.8 | –50.91 | 774 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 23.6°C, 1628 mm | 70 (1%) | 401 (5%) |
| Ivinhema (IV) | –22.3 | –53.81 | 369 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 23.6°C, 1460 mm | 54 (1%) | |
| Sao Seb.Paraiso (SSP) | –20.91 | –47.11 | 1026 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 21.2°C, 1799 mm | 182 (2%) | 218 (3%) |
| Goiás (GO) | –15.91 | –50.13 | 512 | Oxisol | 2.5 | 26.2°C, 1777 mm | 38 (1%) | 38 (1%) |
| Diamantino (DI) | –14.4 | –56.45 | 286 | Oxisol-Ultisol | 2 | 26.4°C, 1807 mm | 42 (1%) | 75 (1%) |
| Total | 3617 (47%) | 6734 (88%) |
Note: The values in parentheses represent the relative contribution of each RWS or CZ to the total sugarcane production area in Brazil (in %). aLong-term annual average temperature and total annual precipitation.