CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATE Climate can be classified on the basis of temperature, rainfall, evaporation, evapotranspiration and water balance.
One of the universally accepted climate classifications is by Koppen (see table). The classification is strictly empirical, each climate defined according to fixed values of temperature and precipitation, computed according to annual averages of individual months.
Climatic Group
A. Humid tropical Climates
B. Dry Climates
C. Humid Mid-Latitude Climates or Warm Temperate Climate
D. Humid Mid-Latitude Climates
E. Popular Climate
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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