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Paul W. Stackhouse - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Surface Radiation Budget and Climate Classification
Journal of Climate, 2002Co-Authors: G. Louis Smith, Anne C. Wilber, Shashi K. Gupta, Paul W. StackhouseAbstract:The surface radiation budget of a region is strongly tied to its Climate. An 8-yr climatology of surface radiation budget components for 2.58 regions over the earth is examined in order to learn how the regional Climate and surface radiation are related. The yearly cycles of a few individual regions were studied by plotting monthly mean net longwave flux as a function of net shortwave flux at the surface. These plots show trajectories that are characteristic of the Climate class. The behavior of the trajectories of surface radiation and their relation to the regional Climate can be understood with simple conceptual models for many cases. From an examination of these trajectories, a set of parameters is developed, such as mean net longwave flux and range of net shortwave flux, which distinguish various Climate classes on the basis of the surface radiation. These criteria are applied to produce a map of regional Climate classes based on surface radiation, similar to those of Koeppen or Trewartha and Horn, which were based on vegetation, temperature, and precipitation. The current maps can be used to explore the relationships between surface radiation and regional Climate.
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Surface radiation budget and Climate Classification
Journal of Climate, 2002Co-Authors: G. Louis Smith, Anne C. Wilber, Shashi K. Gupta, Paul W. StackhouseAbstract:Abstract The surface radiation budget of a region is strongly tied to its Climate. An 8-yr climatology of surface radiation budget components for 2.5° regions over the earth is examined in order to learn how the regional Climate and surface radiation are related. The yearly cycles of a few individual regions were studied by plotting monthly mean net longwave flux as a function of net shortwave flux at the surface. These plots show trajectories that are characteristic of the Climate class. The behavior of the trajectories of surface radiation and their relation to the regional Climate can be understood with simple conceptual models for many cases. From an examination of these trajectories, a set of parameters is developed, such as mean net longwave flux and range of net shortwave flux, which distinguish various Climate classes on the basis of the surface radiation. These criteria are applied to produce a map of regional Climate classes based on surface radiation, similar to those of Koeppen or Trewartha an...
T. A. Mcmahon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2007Co-Authors: M. C. Peel, B. L. Finlayson, T. A. McmahonAbstract:Although now over 100 years old, the Classification of Climate originally formulated by Wladimir Köppen and modified by his collaborators and successors, is still in widespread use. It is widely used in teaching school and undergraduate courses on Climate. It is also still in regular use by researchers across a range of disciplines as a basis for climatic regionalisation of variables and for assessing the output of global Climate models. Here we have produced a new global map of Climate using the Köppen-Geiger system based on a large global data set of long-term monthly precipitation and temperature station time series. Climatic variables used in the Köppen-Geiger system were calculated at each station and interpolated between stations using a two-dimensional (latitude and longitude) thin-plate spline with tension onto a 0.1°×0.1° grid for each continent. We discuss some problems in dealing with sites that are not uniquely classified into one Climate type by the Köppen-Geiger system and assess the outcomes on a continent by continent basis. Globally the most common Climate type by land area is BWh (14.2%, Hot desert) followed by Aw (11.5%, Tropical savannah). The updated world Köppen-Geiger Climate map is freely available electronically in the Supplementary Material Section.
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Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2007Co-Authors: M. C. Peel, B. L. Finlayson, T. A. McmahonAbstract:Although now over 100 years old, the Classification of Climate originally formulated by Wladimir Köppen and modified by his collaborators and successors, is still in widespread use. It is widely used in teaching school and undergraduate courses on Climate. It is also still in regular use by researchers across a range of disciplines as a basis for climatic regionalisation of variables and for assessing the output of global Climate models. Here we have produced a new global map of Climate using the Köppen-Geiger system based on a large global data set of long-term monthly precipitation and temperature station time series. Climatic variables used in the Köppen-Geiger system were calculated at each station and interpolated between stations using a two-dimensional (latitude and longitude) thin-plate spline with tension onto a 0.1°×0.1° grid for each continent. We discuss some problems in dealing with sites that are not uniquely classified into one Climate type by the Köppen-Geiger system and assess the outcomes on a continent by continent basis. Globally the most common Climate type by land area is BWh (14.2%, Hot desert) followed by Aw (11.5%, Tropical savannah). The updated world Köppen-Geiger Climate map is freely available electronically at http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/????.
G. Louis Smith - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Surface Radiation Budget and Climate Classification
Journal of Climate, 2002Co-Authors: G. Louis Smith, Anne C. Wilber, Shashi K. Gupta, Paul W. StackhouseAbstract:The surface radiation budget of a region is strongly tied to its Climate. An 8-yr climatology of surface radiation budget components for 2.58 regions over the earth is examined in order to learn how the regional Climate and surface radiation are related. The yearly cycles of a few individual regions were studied by plotting monthly mean net longwave flux as a function of net shortwave flux at the surface. These plots show trajectories that are characteristic of the Climate class. The behavior of the trajectories of surface radiation and their relation to the regional Climate can be understood with simple conceptual models for many cases. From an examination of these trajectories, a set of parameters is developed, such as mean net longwave flux and range of net shortwave flux, which distinguish various Climate classes on the basis of the surface radiation. These criteria are applied to produce a map of regional Climate classes based on surface radiation, similar to those of Koeppen or Trewartha and Horn, which were based on vegetation, temperature, and precipitation. The current maps can be used to explore the relationships between surface radiation and regional Climate.
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Surface radiation budget and Climate Classification
Journal of Climate, 2002Co-Authors: G. Louis Smith, Anne C. Wilber, Shashi K. Gupta, Paul W. StackhouseAbstract:Abstract The surface radiation budget of a region is strongly tied to its Climate. An 8-yr climatology of surface radiation budget components for 2.5° regions over the earth is examined in order to learn how the regional Climate and surface radiation are related. The yearly cycles of a few individual regions were studied by plotting monthly mean net longwave flux as a function of net shortwave flux at the surface. These plots show trajectories that are characteristic of the Climate class. The behavior of the trajectories of surface radiation and their relation to the regional Climate can be understood with simple conceptual models for many cases. From an examination of these trajectories, a set of parameters is developed, such as mean net longwave flux and range of net shortwave flux, which distinguish various Climate classes on the basis of the surface radiation. These criteria are applied to produce a map of regional Climate classes based on surface radiation, similar to those of Koeppen or Trewartha an...
M. C. Peel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2007Co-Authors: M. C. Peel, B. L. Finlayson, T. A. McmahonAbstract:Although now over 100 years old, the Classification of Climate originally formulated by Wladimir Köppen and modified by his collaborators and successors, is still in widespread use. It is widely used in teaching school and undergraduate courses on Climate. It is also still in regular use by researchers across a range of disciplines as a basis for climatic regionalisation of variables and for assessing the output of global Climate models. Here we have produced a new global map of Climate using the Köppen-Geiger system based on a large global data set of long-term monthly precipitation and temperature station time series. Climatic variables used in the Köppen-Geiger system were calculated at each station and interpolated between stations using a two-dimensional (latitude and longitude) thin-plate spline with tension onto a 0.1°×0.1° grid for each continent. We discuss some problems in dealing with sites that are not uniquely classified into one Climate type by the Köppen-Geiger system and assess the outcomes on a continent by continent basis. Globally the most common Climate type by land area is BWh (14.2%, Hot desert) followed by Aw (11.5%, Tropical savannah). The updated world Köppen-Geiger Climate map is freely available electronically in the Supplementary Material Section.
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Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 2007Co-Authors: M. C. Peel, B. L. Finlayson, T. A. McmahonAbstract:Although now over 100 years old, the Classification of Climate originally formulated by Wladimir Köppen and modified by his collaborators and successors, is still in widespread use. It is widely used in teaching school and undergraduate courses on Climate. It is also still in regular use by researchers across a range of disciplines as a basis for climatic regionalisation of variables and for assessing the output of global Climate models. Here we have produced a new global map of Climate using the Köppen-Geiger system based on a large global data set of long-term monthly precipitation and temperature station time series. Climatic variables used in the Köppen-Geiger system were calculated at each station and interpolated between stations using a two-dimensional (latitude and longitude) thin-plate spline with tension onto a 0.1°×0.1° grid for each continent. We discuss some problems in dealing with sites that are not uniquely classified into one Climate type by the Köppen-Geiger system and assess the outcomes on a continent by continent basis. Globally the most common Climate type by land area is BWh (14.2%, Hot desert) followed by Aw (11.5%, Tropical savannah). The updated world Köppen-Geiger Climate map is freely available electronically at http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/????.
Shashi K. Gupta - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Surface Radiation Budget and Climate Classification
Journal of Climate, 2002Co-Authors: G. Louis Smith, Anne C. Wilber, Shashi K. Gupta, Paul W. StackhouseAbstract:The surface radiation budget of a region is strongly tied to its Climate. An 8-yr climatology of surface radiation budget components for 2.58 regions over the earth is examined in order to learn how the regional Climate and surface radiation are related. The yearly cycles of a few individual regions were studied by plotting monthly mean net longwave flux as a function of net shortwave flux at the surface. These plots show trajectories that are characteristic of the Climate class. The behavior of the trajectories of surface radiation and their relation to the regional Climate can be understood with simple conceptual models for many cases. From an examination of these trajectories, a set of parameters is developed, such as mean net longwave flux and range of net shortwave flux, which distinguish various Climate classes on the basis of the surface radiation. These criteria are applied to produce a map of regional Climate classes based on surface radiation, similar to those of Koeppen or Trewartha and Horn, which were based on vegetation, temperature, and precipitation. The current maps can be used to explore the relationships between surface radiation and regional Climate.
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Surface radiation budget and Climate Classification
Journal of Climate, 2002Co-Authors: G. Louis Smith, Anne C. Wilber, Shashi K. Gupta, Paul W. StackhouseAbstract:Abstract The surface radiation budget of a region is strongly tied to its Climate. An 8-yr climatology of surface radiation budget components for 2.5° regions over the earth is examined in order to learn how the regional Climate and surface radiation are related. The yearly cycles of a few individual regions were studied by plotting monthly mean net longwave flux as a function of net shortwave flux at the surface. These plots show trajectories that are characteristic of the Climate class. The behavior of the trajectories of surface radiation and their relation to the regional Climate can be understood with simple conceptual models for many cases. From an examination of these trajectories, a set of parameters is developed, such as mean net longwave flux and range of net shortwave flux, which distinguish various Climate classes on the basis of the surface radiation. These criteria are applied to produce a map of regional Climate classes based on surface radiation, similar to those of Koeppen or Trewartha an...