12.11.2008

Climate



Climates can be classified using parameters such as temperature and rainfall to define specific climate types. There are several ways to classify climaes into similar regimes. The most commonly used classification scheme is the one originally developed by Wladimir Koeppen.

The Koppen classification includes climate regimes such as rain forest, monsoon, tropical savanna, humid subtropical, humid continetal, oceanic climate, Mediterrean climate, continental steppe, subarctic climate, tundra, polar ice cap, and desert.

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