GEOG 2110L Lecture : CLIMATE CONTROLS.docx

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* done over a 30 or 40 year period to get the averages. * developed by wladimir k ppen, & is the most widely used system. ** based on patterns of vegetation; plant associations are limited by certain. * k ppen system: a series of letters for t , precip. * 5 principal groups: 4 based on t , 1 based on precip: first letter t based ----- a, c, d, e precip. based --- b, second letter. * for 1st letter b ---- severity of drought s = semi-arid, w = arid. * for 1st letter e -- severity of cold t = tundra, f = ice cap: third letter (don"t worry about these) * for 1st letter a & e -- none. * for 1st letter b, c, d -- warmest or coldest t . * a graphical representation of a locations avg. monthly t & precip. for each month of the year.

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