Köppen climate classification

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Köppen climate classification
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Köppen–Geiger_climate_classification
climate_classification_system
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Rudolf_Geiger
gptkbp:category gptkb:B_-_Dry
A - Tropical
Af - Tropical rainforest climate
Am - Tropical monsoon climate
Aw - Tropical savanna climate
BS - Steppe climate
BW - Desert climate
C - Temperate
Cfa - Humid subtropical climate
Cfb - Oceanic climate
D - Continental
Dfa - Hot-summer humid continental climate
Dfb - Warm-summer humid continental climate
E - Polar
EF - Ice cap climate
ET - Tundra climate
gptkbp:class average monthly precipitation
average monthly temperature
seasonality of precipitation
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Wladimir_Köppen
gptkbp:hasApplication agriculture
environmental science
forestry
urban planning
biogeography
paleoclimatology
climate change studies
gptkbp:hasCodeSystem letter code system
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Trewartha_climate_classification
gptkbp:introducedIn 1884
gptkbp:mapType gptkb:Köppen_climate_map
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Meteorologische_Zeitschrift
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Holdridge_life_zones
gptkb:Thornthwaite_climate_classification
gptkb:Trewartha_climate_classification
gptkbp:updated 1936 revision
1961 revision
2006 revision
gptkbp:usedFor categorizing world climates
gptkbp:usedIn ecology
geography
climatology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BSk_(Köppen)
gptkb:BSh_(Köppen)
gptkb:BWh_(desert)
gptkb:Dsb_(Köppen)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6