Title
EU climate classification (Köppen-Geiger)
License
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Abstract

The most frequently used climate classification map is that of Wladimir Köppen, presented in its latest version 1961 by Rudolf Geiger. A huge number of climate studies and subsequent publications adopted this or a former release of the Köppen-Geiger map. While the climate classification concept has been widely applied to a broad range of topics in climate and climate change research as well as in physical geography, hydrology, agriculture, biology and educational aspects, a well-documented update of the world climate classification map is still missing. Based on recent data sets from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia and the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) at the German Weather Service, we present here a new digital Köppen-Geiger world map on climate classification for the second half of the 20th century.

Publication Date
Type
Raster Data
Keywords
cct , climate , GeoTIFF , KG_climate_class_clip , WCS
Category
Climatology Meteorology Atmosphere
processes and phenomena of the atmosphere. Examples: cloud cover, weather, climate, atmospheric conditions, climate change, precipitation
Regions
Global
Responsible
Group
CULTURAL-E
More info
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Maintenance Frequency
Frequency Of Maintenance For The Data Is Not Known
Restrictions
No restriction
Edition
march 2017
Language
English
Data Quality
Data are provided by http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/present.htm
Supplemental Information

Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263. DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130.

Spatial Representation Type
grid data is used to represent geographic data

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