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The present Köppen-Geiger classi cation map was derived from three climatic datasets for air fi temperature (WorldClim V1 and V2, and CHELSA V1.2) and four climatic datasets for precipitation...
- Hylke E. Beck, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Tim R. McVicar, Tim R. McVicar, Noemi Vergopolan, Alexis Berg,...
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May 14, 2018 · Climate classification is an effort to recognize, clarify, and simplify climatic similarities and difference between geographic areas in order to enhance the scientific understanding of...
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The most frequently used climate classification map is that of Wladimir Köppen, presented in its latest version 1961 by Rudolf Geiger. A huge number of climate studies and subsequent publications adopted this or a former release of the Köppen-Geiger map.
Climate varies from place to place, depending on latitude, distance to the sea, vegetation, presence or absence of mountains or other geographical factors. Climate varies also in time; from season to season, year to year, decade to decade or on much longer time-scales, such as the Ice Ages.
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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...
- Hylke E. Beck, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Tim R. McVicar, Tim R. McVicar, Noemi Vergopolan, Alexis Berg,...
- 2018
May 2, 2006 · While the climate classification concept has been widely applied to a broad range of topics in climate and climate change research as well as in physical geography, hydrology, agriculture,...
Oct 11, 2007 · Article PDF Available. Updated World Map of the Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification. October 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 4 (2) DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. License. CC BY 4.0....
