A revised thornthwaite-type global climate classification

Physical Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 442-466

  Feddema, Johannes J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

C.W. Thornthwaite; Climate classification; J.R. Mather; Moisture index; W. K ppen

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548554411     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.26.6.442     Document Type: Article

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