Unidades climáticas em Unaí, noroeste do estado de Minas Gerais - Brasil: proposta preliminar

Abstract

The understanding of the processes that organize the relations between the atmospheric components (climatic attributes and air masses) and the surface factors (soils, relief, vegetation, etc.) is fundamental for the identification of climatic units. In this sense, the objective of this article was to present a proposal of climatic compartmentalization for the region of Unaí, northwest of the state of Minas Gerais - Brazil, considering the variations of climatic attributes (rain and air temperature) in interaction with air masses and relief (topography). The document produced had the purpose of filling gaps in the characterization of the climate of this region as to the mechanisms and processes to understand the temporal and spatial variability of rain and air temperature.