Mesuji River is a river in Lampung province, Sumatra island, Indonesia, about 250 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1]
| Mesuji River | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth  Mesuji River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lampung, Sumatra |
| Mouth | Java Sea |
Geography edit
The river flows in the southeast area of Sumatra, which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[2] The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is May, at 25 °C.[3] The average annual rainfall is 3,248 mm. The wettest month being December, with an average of 547 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 40 mm of rain.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.