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World Climate And Climate Change

Question
CBSEENGE11010970

Mention the schemes of classification of climates as suggested by V. Koeppen with their features: 

Solution

Groups

Type

Letter Code

Characteristics

 

Tropical Wet

Af

No dry season

A–Tropical Humid Climates

Tropical monsoon

Am

Monsoonal, short dry season

 

Tropical wet and

Aw

Winter dry season

 

dry

   

B–Dry Climates

Sub-tropical

BSh

Low-latitude semi arid or dry

 

steppe

   
 

Subtropical desert

BWh

Low latitude arid or dry

 

Mid-latitude

BSk

Mid-latitude semi or dry

 

steppe

   
 

Mid-latitude

BWk

Mid-latitude arid or dry

 

desert

   

C–Warm temperate

Humid

Cfa

No dry season, hot summer

(Mid-latitude)

sub-tropical

   

Climates

Mediterranean

Csa

Dry hot summer

 

Marine west coast

Cfb

No dry season, warm and cool

     

summer

D–Cool Snow-forest Climates

Humid continental

Df

No dry season, severe winter

 

Sub-arctic

Dw

Winter dry and very severe

E–Cold Climates

Tundra

ET

No true summer

H–Highland

Polar ice cap

EF

Perennial ice

 

Highland

H

Highland with snow cover


Group A : Tropical Humid Climate : Tropical humid climates exist between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Group B : Dry Climate : These climates are found from 15° to 60° latitudes in both hemispheres.
Group C : Warm Temperate (Mid latitude) Climates : Warm temperate (Mid-latitude) climates extend from 30° to 50° latitudes mainly on the eastern and western margins of the continents. These climates have warm summers and mild winters. 
Group D :  Cold Snow-forest Climates  : These climates are found in the Northern Hemisphere between 40°–70° north latitudes in Europe, Asia and North America. 
Group E : Polar Climates : These climates exist poleward off 70° latitudes.
Group H :  High Land Climate : These climates are governed by topography. There is a vertical zonation or layering of climatic types with elevation in mountainous regimes.