The Influence of Precipitation and Consecutive Dry Days on Burned Areas in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

Table 1

Climate, vegetation, and topography by ecoregion in Yunnan province.

Ecoregion	Elevation (m)	Mean annual temperature (°C)			Mean annual precipitation (mm)	Climatic type	Vegetation type
		𝑇 max	𝑇 av	𝑇 min
I	1000–1800	26.3	20.6	15.2	1500–2000	Wet	Tropical seasonal rainforest
II	1500–2000	24.3	18.3	12.8	1000–1600	Semiwet	Monsoon evergreen broad leaved forest
III	1500–3600	21.7	15.1	10.4	1000–1500	Semiwet	Evergreen broad leaved forest and Pine forest
IV	3000	18.5	12.6	7.5	760	Semidry	Evergreen broad leaved forest
V	4000	16.5	10.2	5.3	700	Semidry	Cold-temperate needle leaf forests meadows