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Köppen Climate Classification System (view source)
Revision as of 02:59, January 23, 2012
, 02:59, January 23, 2012→Three basic climate groups
===Group I===
===Group I===
Low-latitude Climates:
Low-latitude Climates:
====Tropical Moist Climates (Af): [[Rainforest]]====
*Wet-Dry Tropical Climates (Aw): [[Savanna]]
[[File:Washington-rain-forest.png|thumb|right|300px|Rainforest]]
*Dry Tropical Climate (BW): [[Desert]] biome
*[[Amazon]] Basin
*[[Congo]] Basin of [[equatorial Africa]]
*East Indies, from [[Sumatra]] to [[New Guinea]]
====Wet-Dry Tropical Climates (Aw): [[Savanna]]====
*[[India]]
*[[Indochina]]
*[[West Africa]]
*[[Southern Africa]]
*[[South America]]
*North coast of [[Australia]]
====Dry Tropical Climate (BW): [[Desert]] biome====
[[File:Desert-7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Desert]]
*Southwestern [[United States]] and northern [[Mexico]]
*[[Argentina]]
*[[Northern Africa]]
*[[Southern Africa]]
*[[Central Australia]].
===Group II===
===Group II===
Mid-latitude Climates:
Mid-latitude Climates:
====Dry Midlatitude Climates (BS): [[Steppe]]====
*Mediterranean Climate (Cs): [[Chaparral]] biome
[[File:MongolianSteppe.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|Steppes]]
*Dry Midlatitude Climates (Bs): [[Grassland]]s biome
*Western [[North America]] (Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains)
*Moist Continental Climate (Cf): [[Deciduous Forest]] biome
*[[Eurasia]]n interior, from steppes of [[Eastern Europe]] to the [[Gobi Desert]] and North [[China]]
====Mediterranean Climate (Cs): [[Chaparral]] biome====
*Central and southern [[California]]
*Coastal zones bordering the [[Mediterranean Sea]]
*Coastal [[Western Australia]] and [[South Australia]]
*[[Chile]]an coast
*[[Cape Town]] region of [[South Africa]]
====Dry Midlatitude Climates (Bs): [[Grassland]]s biome====
*Western [[North America]] (Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains)
*[[Eurasia]]n interior
====Moist Continental Climate (Cf): [[Deciduous Forest]] biome====
*Eastern parts of the [[United States]] and southern [[Canada]]
*Northern [[China]]
*[[Korea]]
*[[Japan]]
*Central and eastern [[Europe]]
===Group III===
===Group III===
High-latitude climates:
High-latitude climates:
====Boreal forest Climate ( Dfc): [[Taiga]] biome====
*Tundra Climate (E): [[Tundra]] biome
*Central and western [[Alaska]]
*Highland Climate (H): [[Alpine]] Biome
*[[Canada]], from the [[Yukon Territory]] to [[Labrador]]
*[[Eurasia]], from northern Europe across all of [[Siberia]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]]
====Tundra Climate (E): [[Tundra]] biome====
[[File:Polar bears.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*Arctic zone of [[North America]]
*[[Hudson Bay]] region
*[[Greenland]] coast
*Northern [[Siberia]] bordering the [[Arctic Ocean]]
====Highland Climate (H): [[Alpine]] Biome====
[[File:Kilimanjaro.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Alpine]]
*[[Rocky Mountain]] Range in [[North America]]
*The [[Ande]]an mountain range in [[South America]]
*The [[Alps]] in [[Europe]]
*[[Mt. Kilimanjaro]] in [[Africa]]
*The [[Himalaya]]ns in [[Tibet]]
*[[Mt. Fuji]] in [[Japan]]
[[Category:Meteorology]]
[[Category:Meteorology]]