Using the Köppen classification to quantify climate variation and change: An example for 1901-2010

Environmental Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-79

  Chen, Deliang ^a   Chen, Hans Weiteng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate variability; Dry climate; K ppen climate classification; Polar climate; Spatially stable climate regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877117751     PISSN: 22114645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envdev.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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