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On this web site we provide global data, world maps and computer animations of our updated Köppen-Geiger climate classification published by Kottek et al. (2006), Rubel and Kottek (2010) and Rubel et al. (2017).
The most common system used to classify climatic zones is the Köppen classification system. This system is based on the temperature, amount of precipitation, and the year when precipitation occurs. Since climate determines the type of vegetation that grows in an area, vegetation is often used as an indicator of climate type.
Oct 30, 2018 · The Köppen-Geiger system classifies climate into five main classes and 30 sub-types. The classification is based on threshold values and seasonality of monthly air temperature and...
The Köppen climate classification was developed based on the empirical relationship between climate and vegetation. This type of climate classification scheme provides an efficient way to describe climatic conditions defined by multiple variables and their seasonalities with a single metric.
Köppen’s classification identifies six C climates and eight D climates: Humid subtropical climate (Cfa, Cwa) Mediterranean climate (Csa, Csb) Marine west coast climate (Cfb, Cfc) Humid continental climate (Dfa, Dfb, Dwa, Dwb) Continental subarctic climate (Dfc, Dfd, Dwc, Dwd) Type E and H climates.
We present new global maps of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification at a high 1‑km resolution for historical and future climate conditions (1901–2099). The historical maps (encompassing 1901–1930, 1931–1960, 1961–1990, and 1991–2020) are based on high-resolution, observation-based climatologies.
Koppen climate classification, widely used vegetation-based empirical climate-classification system developed by German botanist-climatologist Wladimir Koppen. He devised formulas that would define climatic boundaries corresponding to mapped vegetation zones (biomes). He published his first scheme in 1900.
