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File:Africa Koppen Map.png

Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). " Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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   Af: equatorial climate
   Am: monsoon climate
   Aw: tropical savanna climate
   BWh: warm desert climate
   Bwk: cold desert climate
   Bsh: warm semi-arid climate
   Bsk: cold semi-arid climate
   Csa: warm mediterranean climate
   Csb: temperate mediterranean climate
   Cwa: humid subtropical climate
   Cwb: humid subtropical climate/ subtropical oceanic highland climate
   Cwc: oceanic subpolar climate
   Cfa: warm oceanic climate/ humid subtropical climate
   Cfb: temperate oceanic climate
   Cfc: cool oceanic climate
   Dsa: warm continental climate/ mediterranean continental climate
   Dsb: temperate continental climate/ mediterranean continental climate
   Dsc: cool continental climate
   Dsd: cold continental climate
   Dwa: warm continental climate/ humid continental climate
   Dwb: temperate continental climate/ humid continental climate
   Dwc: cool continental climate/ subarctic climate
   Dwd: cold continental climate/ subarctic climate
   Dfa: warm continental climate/ humid continental climate
   Dfb: temperate continental climate/ humid continental climate
   Dfc: cool continental climate/ subarctic climate
   Dfd: cold continental climate/ subarctic climate
   ET: tundra climate
   EF: ice cap climate

Summary

Description Climate map of Africa (from the " Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification").
Date 12 October 2007
Source Hydrology and Earth System Sciences: "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (Supplement) - Original file was a JPG-file, this file is has been converted to a PNG-file, without extra modifications, by me (Jeroenvrp).
Author Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.
(University of Melbourne)
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Related maps

User Jeroenvrp made for these continents and areas a cropped and resized version:

  • Africa_Koppen_Map.png

User LordToran made from the same data these maps:

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