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PROBLEM ANALYSIS<br />

January<br />

May<br />

September<br />

February<br />

June<br />

October<br />

March<br />

July<br />

November<br />

Unit:<br />

°C<br />

April<br />

August<br />

December<br />

Figure 2.15: Long term mean monthly temperature [4] 1930-1960.<br />

2.4.2 Land cover / Dambos<br />

The <strong>Zambezi</strong> <strong>catchment</strong> is mostly covered with savannas (Figure 2.16) and in <strong>the</strong> northwest<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>catchment</strong> with woody savannas and dense <strong>for</strong>est. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore a lot <strong>of</strong> cropland can be<br />

found, especially in <strong>the</strong> center and nor<strong>the</strong>ast part.<br />

Figure 2.16: Land cover [6].<br />

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