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Table 4.2
(continued)
Mean July
temp. (°C)
a
MAP
(mm/year)
Mean ann.
snowfall (m)
Permafrost
zone
b
Location
Latitude (°)
Longitude (°)
Elevation (m)
MAAT (°C)
Alpine
Western Cordillera, USA
37-49N
105-115W
>3,500
1.1 to −3.3
635-1,400
4-12
I
60-70N
S, D
Western Cordillera,
Canada
51-60N
115-140W
>2,180->3,000
−1.0 to −1.7
280-1,400
2-12
C, D
Brooks Range, USA
68-69N
143-161W
>500
−5 to −10
180-390
1-2
C
Appalachian Mountains,
USA
42-45N
71W
>1,200- 1,800
1.4 to −3.0
2.0-6.0
1,800
6-8
I
Andes Mountains,
South America
20-57S
70-78W
>1,500->5,000
1.4 to −4
8
300-900
1-7
S, D
Fennoscandian
mountains
63-70N
14-30E
>1,400->1,800
−3.9 to −6.1
1.4-11
450-1,200
4-12
C, D, S
Iceland
64-66N
14-23E
>800->1,000
−1.8 to −4.5
10-11
600-1,500
2-3
C, I
Svalbard
77-78N
11-25E
>30
−3.8 to −4.4
4.4
200-800
1-3
C, I
European Alps
44-47N
6-15E
>2,400->3,000
−3.0 to −5.5
6
1,100-2,400
4-15
C, D, S
Pyrenees, Europe
42N
1W-2E
>2,700
0 to −0.7
1,600-2,000
12-16
C, D, S
Carpathians, Europe
44-48N
24-27E
>2,100
−2.6 to −4.0
850-2,000
2-9
Urals, Russia
50-60N
58-60E
>550->1800
−3 to −7
570-1,000
2-4
Caucasus, Russia
41-43N
40-48E
>2,800->3,000
−3 to −11
500-2,500
3-10
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
30-40N
70-105E
>4,600->5,000
−1.1 to −7.1
300-500
2-4
C, D, S
Altai Mtns., central Asia
45-53N
87-97E
>2,400->3,600
−1.0 to −4.0
10-11
360
1-5
C, D, S
Tien Shan Mtns.,
Kyrgyzstan, China
38-44N
69-95E
>2,700->3,000
1.0 to −3.5
10-11
700-2,000
3-16
C, D, S
Sayan-Yablonoi Mtns.,
Siberia
50-52N
92-120E
>1,750
−3.1
800
3-10
