Köppen climate classification system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Köppen_climate_classification_system
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Köppen_climate_classification
gptkbp:category Climate classification
gptkbp:class average monthly precipitation
average monthly temperature
seasonality of precipitation
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:German
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Wladimir_Köppen
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Holdridge_life_zones
gptkb:Trewartha_climate_classification
gptkbp:influencedBy vegetation zones
gptkbp:introducedIn 1900
gptkbp:mainClimateGroups A (Tropical)
B (Dry)
C (Temperate)
D (Continental)
E (Polar)
gptkbp:mapType gptkb:Köppen_climate_map
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Wladimir_Köppen
gptkbp:purpose categorize world climates
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bergeron_classification
gptkb:Thornthwaite_climate_classification
gptkbp:subdivision ET (Tundra)
Cfa (Humid subtropical)
Af (Tropical rainforest)
Am (Tropical monsoon)
Aw (Tropical savanna)
BS (Steppe)
BW (Desert)
Cfb (Oceanic)
Dfa (Humid continental, hot summer)
Dfb (Humid continental, warm summer)
EF (Ice cap)
gptkbp:updated 1918
1936
gptkbp:usedIn ecology
geography
climatology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BSh_(Köppen)
gptkb:BWh_(desert)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Köppen climate classification system