Research Article
Trends in Extreme Climate Events over Three Agroecological Zones of Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Traditional agroecological zones and their physical features.
| AEZs | Altitude (meters) | Rainfall (mm/year) | Growing period length (days) | Mean annual temperature (°C) |
| Upper highland (Wurch) | Above 3200 | 900–2200 | 211–365 | <11.5 | Highland (Dega) | 2,300–3,200 | 900–1,200 | 121–210 | 17.5/16–11.5 | Midland (Weyna Dega) | 1,500–2,300 | 800–1,200 | 91–120 | 17.5/16–11.5 | Lowlands (Kola) | 500–1,500 | 200–800 | 46–90 | 27.5–20 | Desert (Berha) | Below 500 | Below 200 | 0–45 | >27.5 |
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