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Köppen climate classification

[ kop-uhn klahy-mit klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Climatology. a system for classifying climates into one of six groups, each with several subgroups, based on seasonal precipitation and temperature.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Köppen climate classification1

First recorded in 1950–55; named after Wladimir Köppen (1846-1940), who invented the system in 1884

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