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Chapter 15 Earth’s Climates. Climate - Köppen. Climate refers to the statistical properties of the atmosphere and is concerned with the long-term behavior, or expected (typical) conditions. The most widely used climatic classification scheme is
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Chapter 15 Earth’s Climates
Climate - Köppen Climaterefers tothe statistical properties of the atmosphere and is concerned with the long-term behavior, or expected (typical) conditions. The most widely used climatic classification scheme is the Köppen system based on world distribution of natural vegetation boundaries and the combinations of monthly mean temperature and precipitation associated with those boundaries.