Köppen's climate summary 1Dtto

A = Tropical rainforest climate

B = Dry climate

C = Sea climate (meritime climate)

D = Continental climate

E = Polar climate

you can add small letter to be more detailed. You can only add a small number with the capital letters of A, C and D.

The small letters are:

f = felth = no dry period; precipitation all year

s = sommer = dry in summer

w = witer = dry in winter

if it's a Aw climate it's also called "savannah climate"

if it's a Cs climate it's also called ''Mediterranean climate''

you can also have letters with the B and E:

with B it's;

BW = that is a very dry desert climate ( think of "woestijn")

BS = That it's less dry Steppe climate

with E it's;

F = (perpetual) snow in polars regions

H = (perpetual) snow on high mountain ranges

T = Tundra

The boundaries that separate the climates based o the vegetation..

There are 5 natural zones:

Zone A = tropical vegetation characterized by cooconut palms

coconut palms grow at 18 degrees. the 18 degrees isotherm is for the coldest month

Zone B = desert vegetation

Zone C = deciduous forest

The trees die wen its below -3 degrees. The -3 degrees isotherm for the coldest month is the decidouos forest boundaries.

Zone D = coniferous forest

cold winters aren't a problem for coniferous trees. but they need a summer temperature of +10 degrees.

Zone E = tundra or perpetual ice

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