Question

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Koeppen’s climatic classification?

1. Koeppen's classification is based primarily on altitude and latitude.

2. Koeppen’s classification is based on monthly temperature and precipitation values.

3. The letter 'S' denotes a semi-arid climate, and 'W' denotes an arid climate in Koeppen’s system.

• A. 1 & 2
• B. 2 & 3
• C. 1 & 3
• D. All are correct

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 2 & 3

• Major climatic types of India based on Koeppen’s scheme.

• Koppen based his scheme of Climatic classification on monthly values of temperature and precipitation.

• Koeppen used

• S for semi-arid and

• W for arid and the following small letters to define sub-types:

• f (sufficient precipitation)

• m (rain forest despite a dry monsoon season)

• w (dry season in winter)

• h (dry and hot)

• c (less than four months with mean temperature over 10°C)

• g (Gangetic plain).