Climate classification
Leslie Holdridge's Life Zone Classification system is essentially a climate classification scheme.
Climate classification is a way of categorizing the world's climates. A climate classification may correlate closely with a biome category, as climate is a major influence on life in a region. The most popular classification scheme is probably the Köppen climate classification scheme.[1]
Systems[]
Climate classification systems include:
- Aridity index
- Köppen climate classification
- Holdridge life zone classification
- Thornthwaite climate classification
- Trewartha climate classification
Types of climate[]
- Alpine climate
- Desert climate or arid climate
- Humid continental climate
- Humid subtropical climate
- Ice cap climate
- Oceanic climate
- Polar climate
- Semi-arid climate
- Temperate climate
- Tropical monsoon climate
- Tropical rainforest climate
- Tropical savanna climate
- Tundra climate
See also[]
- Ecological land classification
- Biogeographical realm
- Biome
- Geographical zone
- Hardiness zone
- Mediterranean climate or dry summer climate
References[]
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- ^ Wood, Eric F.; Berg, Alexis; Vergopolan, Noemi; McVicar, Tim R.; Zimmermann, Niklaus E.; Beck, Hylke E. (30 October 2018). "Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution". Scientific Data. 5: 180214. Bibcode:2018NatSD...580214B. doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.214. ISSN 2052-4463. PMC 6207062. PMID 30375988.
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- Climate and weather classification systems