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Discuss the basis of Köppen’s climatic classification. Bring out the salient characteristics of ‘Cs’ type of climate.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Climatology

Wladimir Köppen built his classification (1900; revised 1918 and 1936; later refined by Rudolf Geiger) on the premise that natural vegetation is the best integrated expression of climate.

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  • Basis of Köppen’s Classification
  • 1. Vegetation as the yardstick
  • 2. Two measurable elements
  • 3. A hierarchical letter code
  • How the filters isolate Cs
  • Salient Characteristics of the Cs Climate
  • …and 9 more sections, with a conclusion

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