Köppen-Geiger Classification System - created from Mind Map

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Main Climate Zones

Benefits

Basic Function, Purpose, and Concepts

A: Equatorial

B: Arid

C: Warm Temperate

D: Snow

E: Polar

Af: Wet equatorial

Am: Tropical monsoon/trade-wind littoral

Aw: Tropical wet-dry

BWk: Desert

BSh: Mid-latitude steppe and desert

BWh: Tropical/sub-tropical desert

BSk: Tropical/sub-tropical steppe

Cfa, Cwa: Humid subtropical

Csa, Csb: Mediterranean

Cfb, Cfc: Marine west coast

Dfa, Dfb, Dwa, Dwb: Humid continental

Dfc, Dfd, Dwc, Dwd: Continental subarctic

ET: Tundra

EF: Snow and ice

Better preparation for working abroad

More informed on specific plant conditions for different areas

Greater Plant Palette

Use for specific planting schemes (E.g. green roof)

Better response to Climate Change

More interest (Colour, Texture, Form)

Longer flowering season

More efficient designs for specific conditions

More sustainable planting schemes

Benefits local ecosystem

e.g. creating rockery, prairie planting, etc.

Less maintenance required

More supportive of surrounding biodiversity

Native Vegetation: best expression of climate

Boundaries made from observation of vegetation distribution

Additional Factors

Lettering System

Annual/Monthly Temperatures

Annual/Monthly Precipitation

Precipitation Seasonality

1st Letter: Climatic type

2nd letter: Precipitation

3rd letter: Temperature