with this original chart:Location

Biome
Paterson’s climate variables
Paterson’s Index value
Productivity
Region
Tv
Ta
P
G
E
Uaupés
Tropical Rainforest
26°C
2°C
2917mm
12
41
15547.61
high productivity
Chengdu
Temperate Forest
26°C
20°C
1146mm
12
47.5
707.655
medium productivity
New York
Temperate Deciduous Forest
25°C
26°C
1123mm
9
52.5
425.154
medium productivity
Semey
Desert
22°C
39°C
264mm
7
62.5
54.294
very low productivity
Verkhoyansk
Arctic and alpine Tundra
16°C
63°C
155mm
3
85
8.365
non-productive
and future chart:Temperature
Change (°C) calculte the future Tv and Ta
Precipitation
Change (%)
Location Winter
Dec-Feb
Spring
Mar-May
Summer
Jun-Aug
Fall
Sept-Nov Annual Annual
Uaupés +3.0 +3.0 +3.5 +3.5 +3.3 0
Chengdu +3.6 +3.3 +3.0 +3.3 +3.3 +9
New York +3.8 +3.5 +3.3 +3.5 +3.6 +7
Semey +3.6 +3.1 +3.8 +3.1 +3.4 +5
Verkhoyansk +6.9 +4.4 +4.0 +6.0 +5.2 +35

1 answer

To calculate the future temperature values (Tv and Ta) for each location based on the given temperature changes, we’ll use the original temperature values (Tv and Ta) and apply the specified changes for each season.

Here’s a breakdown of how to calculate the future Tv and Ta based on the seasonal changes and the annual increase:

  1. For Tv (average temperature):

    • Uaupés: Current \( Tv = 26°C \), future change +3.0°C
      • Future Tv = 26 + 3.0 = 29.0°C
    • Chengdu: Current \( Tv = 26°C \), future change +3.6°C
      • Future Tv = 26 + 3.6 = 29.6°C
    • New York: Current \( Tv = 25°C \), future change +3.8°C
      • Future Tv = 25 + 3.8 = 28.8°C
    • Semey: Current \( Tv = 22°C \), future change +3.6°C
      • Future Tv = 22 + 3.6 = 25.6°C
    • Verkhoyansk: Current \( Tv = 16°C \), future change +6.9°C
      • Future Tv = 16 + 6.9 = 22.9°C
  2. For Ta (average temperature for a specific time of year):

    • Uaupés: Current \( Ta = 2°C \), future change +3.0°C
      • Future Ta = 2 + 3.0 = 5.0°C
    • Chengdu: Current \( Ta = 20°C \), future change +3.3°C
      • Future Ta = 20 + 3.3 = 23.3°C
    • New York: Current \( Ta = 26°C \), future change +3.5°C
      • Future Ta = 26 + 3.5 = 29.5°C
    • Semey: Current \( Ta = 39°C \), future change +3.1°C
      • Future Ta = 39 + 3.1 = 42.1°C
    • Verkhoyansk: Current \( Ta = 63°C \), future change +4.4°C
      • Future Ta = 63 + 4.4 = 67.4°C

Summary of Future Changes for Tv and Ta

| Location | Future Tv (°C) | Future Ta (°C) | |------------------|----------------|----------------| | Uaupés | 29.0 | 5.0 | | Chengdu | 29.6 | 23.3 | | New York | 28.8 | 29.5 | | Semey | 25.6 | 42.1 | | Verkhoyansk | 22.9 | 67.4 |

These values represent the estimated future temperatures based on the given increments for the respective locations.