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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>CIAT - International Center for Tropical Agriculture</origin>
        <pubdate>20020709</pubdate>
        <title>Global Climate Regions for Cassava</title>
        <edition>V.1</edition>
        <geoform>map</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Cali, Colombia</pubplace>
          <publish>CIAT</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/Mapserver/Africa_dhtml/africa_inicio_v3.html</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>This map shows global climate regions for cassava cultivation. Maps were developed separately for Asia, Africa and Latin America based on Carter et al. 1992. The maps were combined into a single map for the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

The determination of the climate regions is based on mean growing season temperature, number of dry season months, daily temperature range and seasonality.</abstract>
      <purpose>The map is for CIAT research partners studying cassava. It can be used along with our global production map and germplasm database for analyzing cassava environments, production and biodiversity.</purpose>
      <supplinf>Cassava Climate Scheme Mean Growing Dry Season Daily Seasonality Season .Edapho Climate Classification:1- Lowland Humid2- Acid Sub-humid3- Non Acid Sub-Humid4- Lowland Semi-arid5- Tropical Highlands6- Subtropic Lowlands7- Subtropic Highlands8 - Arid or too cold***** Spatial Reference Information (Beg) *****Projection ParametersProjection: GEOGRAPHICUnits: decimal degreesSpatial InformationRaster:Number of Columns: 647Number of Rows: 476Pixel Resolution (m): 0.1667Data Type: integer***** Spatial Reference Information (End) *****</supplinf>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>19960701</begdate>
          <enddate>19961201</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>As needed</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>72.68</westbc>
        <eastbc>-35.14</eastbc>
        <northbc>41.72</northbc>
        <southbc>-37.6</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>Unknown</themekt>
        <themekey>climate</themekey>
        <themekey>clima</themekey>
        <themekey>Edaphology</themekey>
        <themekey>Agroecology</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>Unknown</placekt>
        <placekey>Africa</placekey>
        <placekey>Subsaharan Africa</placekey>
      </place>
      <temporal>
        <tempkt>Ninguna</tempkt>
        <tempkey>1996</tempkey>
      </temporal>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>This data is in the public domain.</accconst>
    <useconst>Use of this data set requires proper acknowledgement:CIAT 2002. Climate Regions of Cassava in Africa. Cali, Colombia. International Center for Tropical Agriculture.</useconst>
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      <browsen>http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/metadata/gifs/EdaphoClimatic.gif</browsen>
      <browsed>Edapho Climatic</browsed>
      <browset>GIF</browset>
    </browse>
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    <direct>Raster</direct>
  </spdoinfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Silvia Elena Castaño</cntper>
          <cntorg>International Center for Tropical Agriculture</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>Mailing and Physical Address</addrtype>
          <address>Recta Cali - Palmira Km 17</address>
          <city>Cali</city>
          <state>Valle del Cauca</state>
          <postal>6713</postal>
          <country>Colombia</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>(57-2) 445 0000</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>(57-2) 445 0073</cntfax>
        <cntemail>s.castano@cgiar.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
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    <distliab>This data map is in the public domain. User of the map should use the following citation for referencing this work:CIAT 2002. Climate Classification of Cassava for Africa. Cali, Colombia. International Center for Tropical Agriculture.</distliab>
  </distinfo>
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        <cntperp>
          <cntper>Silvia Elena Castaño</cntper>
          <cntorg>International Center for Tropical Agriculture</cntorg>
        </cntperp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>Mailing and Physical Address</addrtype>
          <address>Recta Cali - Palmira Km 17</address>
          <city>Cali</city>
          <state>Valle del Cauca</state>
          <postal>6713</postal>
          <country>Colombia</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>(57-2) 445 0000</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>(57-2) 445 0073</cntfax>
        <cntemail>s.castano@cgiar.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
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