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Kosetice observatory

General information


Basic geographical information
- Latitudinal and longitudinal co-ordinates: N 49°35’, E 15°05’
- Elevation above mean sea-level: 534 m
- A brief description of the local topography: Agricultural countryside outside of settlement
Basic climate characteristic (period 1961-1990)
- Mean temperature: 7.1°C
- Prevail wind direction: western
- Average wind speed: 3 m/s
- Annual precipitation: 621 mm
- Mean hours of sunshine: 1800 per year
Monitoring area is a small forested catchment
- Catchment area: 0.285 km2
- Average annual dischrage 0,5 l.s-1
- Specific runoff 1.75 l.s-1.km-2
- Geology: Czech moldanubikum, consist of the pre-cambrian and paleozoic slates and Hercynian plutons
- Orography: Bohemian Highlands, Křemešnická Uplands System
- Pedology: Dystric Cambisol

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