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Line 53: − + − Mid-latitude Climates: − ====Dry Midlatitude Climates (BS): [[Steppe]]==== + + + − − ====Dry Midlatitude Climates (BS): [[Grassland]]s biome==== − *Western [[North America]] (Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains) − *[[Eastern Europe]]
Köppen Climate Classification System (view source)
Revision as of 12:41, September 6, 2016
, 12:41, September 6, 2016→Three basic climate groups: none of E Europe is BS
*k - Dry-cold in B climates only.
*k - Dry-cold in B climates only.
==Three basic climate groups==
===Tropical climates (A)===
===Group I===
====Tropical Moist Climates (Af): [[Rainforest]]====
====Tropical Moist Climates (Af): [[Rainforest]]====
[[File:Washington-rain-forest.png|thumb|right|300px|Rainforest]]
[[File:Washington-rain-forest.png|thumb|right|300px|Rainforest]]
*Northern [[South America]]
*Northern [[South America]]
*North coast of [[Australia]]
*North coast of [[Australia]]
===Arid and semi-arid climates (B)===
====Dry Tropical Climate (BW): [[Desert]] biome====
====Dry Tropical Climate (BW): [[Desert]] biome====
[[File:Desert-7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Desert]]
[[File:Desert-7.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Desert]]
*Much of [[Australia]]
*Much of [[Australia]]
===Group II===
====Semi-arid Climates (BS): [[Steppe]]====
[[File:MongolianSteppe.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|Steppes]]
[[File:MongolianSteppe.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|Steppes]]
*Western [[North America]] (Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains)
*Western [[North America]] (Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains)
*[[Eurasia]]n interior, from steppes of [[Eastern Europe]] to the [[Gobi Desert]] and North [[China]]
*[[Eurasia]]n interior, from steppes of [[Eastern Europe]] to the [[Gobi Desert]] and North [[China]]
*Western [[North America]] (Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains)
===Temperate climates (C)===
====Mediterranean Climate (Cs): [[Chaparral]] biome====
====Mediterranean Climate (Cs): [[Chaparral]] biome====
* [[Southern Europe|Southern]] and [[Central Europe]]
* [[Southern Europe|Southern]] and [[Central Europe]]
====Moist Continental Climate (Df): [[Continental climate|Continental temperate forest]] biome====
====Moist Continental Climate (Df): [[Continental climate|Continental temperate forest]] biome====