Köppen–Geiger climate classification

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Köppen climate classification
gptkbp:category A: Tropical
Af: Tropical rainforest
Am: Tropical monsoon
Aw: Tropical savanna
B: Dry
BS: Steppe
BW: Desert
C: Temperate
Cfa: Humid subtropical
Cfb: Oceanic
D: Continental
Dfa: Humid continental
Dfb: Warm-summer humid continental
E: Polar
EF: Ice cap
ET: Tundra
gptkbp:class gptkb:temperature
precipitation
seasonality
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Rudolf_Geiger
gptkb:Wladimir_Köppen
gptkbp:hasCodeSystem letter codes (A, B, C, D, E)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Köppen–Geiger climate classification
gptkbp:influenced modern climatology
gptkbp:introducedIn 1884
gptkbp:mapType Köppen–Geiger climate map
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Holdridge_life_zones
gptkb:Trewartha_climate_classification
gptkbp:updated gptkb:Rudolf_Geiger
gptkbp:usedBy meteorologists
ecologists
geographers
gptkbp:usedFor categorizing world climates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Köppen_climate_classification
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7