3.27 A MEASURE OF WATER DEFICIT

Data ID

Description:

A measure of water deficit obtained by subtracting average annual rainfalls from average rates of evaporation

Chapter:

3 Climate

File name:

A measure of water deficit

File type:

ArcView shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

water

deficit

rainfall

evaporation

Notes on data, analysis and

A measure of water deficit obtained by subtracting average annual rainfalls from average rates of evaporation (see Figs

compilation:

3.18 and 3.27).

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

Low

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

DEFICIT

A measure of water deficit, in 8 classes ranging from <1300 to

>2500 mm/year

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Created by the Atlas of Namibia project using Figs 3.18 and 3.27

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted