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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A type of [[climate]] characterized by low annual mean temperatures (between 0& | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A type of [[climate]] characterized by low annual mean temperatures (between 0° and 14°C), that is, a region of genuine winter emphasized by the usual [[snow]] mantle, and a true, although many times short, summer to produce a characteristic annual [[climate]] cycle.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This is a (D) climate under the [[Köppen classification]] (1931) and, as defined by Thornthwaite's [[climatic classification]] scheme (1948), this is a climate with annual [[potential evapotranspiration]] between 14 and 43 cm. <br/>''Compare'' [[megathermal climate]], [[mesothermal climate]].</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">Trewartha, G. T. 1954. Introduction to Climate. 3d ed., McGraw–Hill, . 324–357. </div><br/> <div class="reference">Köppen, W. 1931. Grundriss der Klimakunde. Walter die Gruyter Co., Berlin. </div><br/> <div class="reference">Thornthwaite, C. W. 1948. An approach toward a rational classification of climate. Geographical Review. 38. 55–94. </div><br/> | ||
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microthermal climate[edit | edit source]
A type of climate characterized by low annual mean temperatures (between 0° and 14°C), that is, a region of genuine winter emphasized by the usual snow mantle, and a true, although many times short, summer to produce a characteristic annual climate cycle.
This is a (D) climate under the Köppen classification (1931) and, as defined by Thornthwaite's climatic classification scheme (1948), this is a climate with annual potential evapotranspiration between 14 and 43 cm.
Compare megathermal climate, mesothermal climate.
Compare megathermal climate, mesothermal climate.
Trewartha, G. T. 1954. Introduction to Climate. 3d ed., McGraw–Hill, . 324–357.
Köppen, W. 1931. Grundriss der Klimakunde. Walter die Gruyter Co., Berlin.
Thornthwaite, C. W. 1948. An approach toward a rational classification of climate. Geographical Review. 38. 55–94.