Identification

Title

Precipitation and Temperature monthly values (1963) for Dayr az-Zawr, Syria

Alternative title(s)

unknown

Abstract

This temperature and precipitation data in csv format complements 13 other datasets as part of a study that compared ancient settlement patterns with modern environmental conditions in the Jazira region of Syria. This study examined settlement distribution and density patterns over the past five millennia using archaeological survey reports and French 1930s 1:200,000 scale maps to locate and map archaeological sites. An archaeological site dataset was created and compared to and modelled with soil, geology, terrain (contour), surface and subsurface hydrology and normal and dry year precipitation pattern datasets; there are also three spreadsheet datasets providing 1963 precipitation and temperature readings collected at three locations in the region. The environmental datasets were created to account for ancient and modern population subsistence activities, which comprise barley and wheat farming and livestock grazing. These environmental datasets were subsequently modelled with the archaeological site dataset, as well as, land use and population density datasets for the Jazira region. Ancient trade routes were also mapped and factored into the model, and a comparison was made to ascertain if there was a correlation between ancient and modern settlement patterns and environmental conditions; the latter influencing subsistence activities. These temperature and precipitation data were transferred to and processed in a spreadsheet to generate bar graph to display evapotranspiration (ETP) rate for Dayr az-Zawr, Syria. Purpose was to show differences in evapotranspiration rates between the south, middle and north of the Jazira; higher ETP rates occur in the south near Dayr az-Zawr.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

None

codeSpace

unknown

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

WGS84 Latitude Longitude

code identifying the spatial reference system

WGS84 Latitude Longitude

Additional information source

Perrin de Brichambaut, G. and C.C. Wallen. A Study of Agroclimatology in Semi-Arid and Arid Zone of the Near East. Geneva: World Meteorological Organization, 1963. FAO/Unesco/WMO Interagency Project on Agroclimatology - 72 p., 3 tab., 5 graphs, 3 maps, 1 annex with 32 ref. - abstr. in E, F, S, R - Wmo no 141. Tp.66 Accession No: 058210, Report No: PL- , Fiche No: 58210. Thesis M 2001 MATH, Ohio University Mathys, Antone J. 'A GIS comparative analysis of bronze age settlement patterns and the contemporary physical landscape in the Jazira Region of Syria'.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

rain

temperature

evapotranspiration

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

40.0872230530

East bounding longitude

40.1713371277

North bounding latitude

35.3781335213

South bounding latitude

35.3053194784

Extent

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Vertical extent information

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Coordinate reference system

authority code

code identifying the coordinate reference system

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1963-01-01

End position

1963-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2001-06-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data taken from Perrin de Brichambaut, G. and C.C. Wallen. A Study of Agroclimatology in Semi-Arid and Arid Zone of the Near East. Geneva: World Meteorological Organization, 1963. 'A study of agroclimatology in semi-arid and arid zones of the Near East.' Technical note no 56. (English) DE BRICHAMBAUT GP, WALLEN CC, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1963.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

ASCII Text File

version of format

unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

None

Constraint set

Use constraints

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Tony Mathys

email address

tony.mathys@ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Tony Mathys

full postal address

EDINA, The University of Edinburgh, Causewayside House, 160 Causewayside

Edinburgh

EH9 1PR

Scotland

telephone number

+44 (0)131 651 1443

facsimile number

+44 (0)131 650 3308

email address

tony.mathys@ed.ac.uk