Letter Symbol |
Climatic Characteristics |
Criteria | |||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
A | Humid tropical | All months have an average T of 18°C (64°F) or higher | |||
f | Tropical wet (rain forest) | Wet all seasons; all months have at least 6 cm (2.4 in) of rainfall | |||
m | Tropical monsoon | Short dry season (3 to 5 months); rainfall in driest month is less than 6 cm (2.4 in) | |||
w | Tropical wet and dry (savanna) | Winter dry season; rainfall in driest month is less than 6 cm (2.4 in) | |||
B | Dry | Potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation | |||
S | Semi-arid (steppe) | The BS/BW boundary is exactly one-half the dry/humid boundary. Covers 14% of earth's land | |||
W | Arid (desert) | True desert. Covers 12% of earth's land surface | |||
h | Hot and dry | Mean annual T ≥ 18°C (64°F) | |||
k | Cool and dry | Mean annual T £ 18°C (64°F) (Climate of the Wasatch Front's valleys = BSk) | |||
C | Moist with mild winters | -3°C (27°F) £ Coolest month's average T £ 18°C (64°F) | |||
w | Dry winters | Average rainfall of dryest month £ 1/10 average rainfall of wettest month | |||
s | Dry summers | Average rainfall of dryest summer month < 4 cm (1.6 in) and £ 1/3 times rainfall of wettest month | |||
f | Wet all seasons | Criteria for neither w or s cannot be met | |||
a | Summers long and hot | Hottest month's average T > 22°C (72°F). At least 4 month's have average T > 10°C (50°F) | |||
b | Summers long and cool | Average T of all months < 22°C (72°F). At least 4 month's have average T > 10°C (50°F) | |||
c | Summers short and cool | Average T of all months < 22°C (72°F). 1 to 3 month's have average T > 10°C (50°F) | |||
D | Moist with cold winters | Average T of coldest month £ -3°C (27°F). Average T of warmest month > 10°C (50°F) | |||
w | Dry winters | Same as Cw. (Average rainfall of dryest month £ 1/10 average rainfall of wettest month) | |||
s | Dry summers | Same as Cs | |||
f | Wet all seasons | Same as Cf | |||
a | Summers long and hot | Same as Cfa | |||
b | Summers long and cool | Same as Cfb | |||
c | Summers short and cool | Same as Cfc | |||
d | Summers short and cool. Winters severe. |
Average T of coldest month £ -38°C (-36°F) | |||
E | Polar climate | Average T of warmest month < 10°C (50°F) | |||
T | Tundra | 0°C (32°F) < Average T of warmest month < 10°C (50°F). | |||
F | Ice cap | Average T of warmest month £ 0°C (32°F) | |||
H | Highland | Large swings of T and humidity in short distance because of varying elevation. 1000' elev. ~ 200 mi. NS dist. ~ 3° lat. |
첫댓글 B와 D의 세번째 구분(h,k,a,b,c,d)은 6차때도 없었던듯