Zhari Namco
Appearance
Zhari Namco | |
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Coordinates | 30°55′N 85°38′E / 30.917°N 85.633°E |
Type | Endorheic, Saline, Permanent, Natural |
Primary inflows | Cuoqin Zangbu, Dalong Zangbu |
Catchment area | 15,433.2 km2 (5,958.8 sq mi) |
Basin countries | China |
Max. length | 54.3 km (34 mi) |
Max. width | 26.2 km (16 mi) |
Surface area | 996.9 km2 (400 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 183 km (100 mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,613 m (15,135 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Zhari Namco or Zhari Nanmu or Lake Trari Nam (Tibetan: བཀྲ་རི་གནམ་མཚོ, Wylie: bkra ri gnam mtsho, Chinese: 扎日
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Zhari Namco | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−7.1 (19.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
8 (0.3) |
15 (0.6) |
11 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
15 (0.6) |
53 (2.1) |
59 (2.3) |
24 (0.9) |
10 (0.4) |
1 (0.0) |
5 (0.2) |
222 (8.6) |
Source: Climate-Data.org |
References
[edit]- ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 399. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.