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Köppen climate classification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A classification system that divides climates into five main groups, each further subdivided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature.

Word forms

Köppen climate classification

Etymology

First published in 1884 by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940).

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