World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated

Article Properties

Language

English
DOI (url)

10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130
Publication Date

2006/07/10
Journal

Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Indian UGC (Journal)
Citations

7,029
Markus Kottek
Jürgen Grieser
Christoph Beck
Bruno Rudolf
Franz Rubel

Cite

Kottek, Markus, et al. “World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated”. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, vol. 15, no. 3, 2006, pp. 259-63, https://doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130.

Kottek, M., Grieser, J., Beck, C., Rudolf, B., & Rubel, F. (2006). World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 15(3), 259-263. https://doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130

Kottek M, Grieser J, Beck C, Rudolf B, Rubel F. World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated. Meteorologische Zeitschrift. 2006;15(3):259-63.

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