Mediterranean continental climate
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The mediterranean continental climate, also known as continental climate with mediterranean influence (Ds) is a continental climate sub-type that, like the mediterranean climate, has dry summers. As usual, it is a mountain climate where there are steppes and coniferous forests. It should not be confused with continentalized mediterranean climate.[1].
It is common in similar latitudes of mediterranean climate and it is mainly located in the North Hemisphere, Asia Minor, Asia and North America mountains[2]. Although it can appear in austral Andes[3]
Sub-types
- Hot summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa): Subtropical latitudes. Located in Turkey, Zagros, Pamir Mountains.
- Warm summer or hemiboreal mediterranean continental climate (Dsb): Same locations than Dsa but at a higher altitude. Columbia Mountains, Atlas in Morocco and Sistema Central in Spain.
- Subpolar mediterranean continental climate (Dsc): Short and cold summer. Located in Sierra Nevada, Spain, Chilean and Argentinian Andes, Alaska, Northwest Canada and Northeast Siberia.
- Dry summer hipercontinental climate (Dsd): Extreme climate located in small, unoccupied areas of Siberia.
See also
- Continental climate
- Mediterranean climate
- Humid continental climate
- Monsoon continental climate
- Köppen climate classification
References
- ↑ Kottek, Markus; Grieser, Jürgen; Beck, Christoph; Rudolf, Bruno; Rubel, Franz, World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated Meteorologische Zeitschrift Vol. 15 No. 3 (2006), p. 259 - 263
- ↑ Science Direct Köppen climate classification in 1961–2015 Drying and wetting in Central Asia
- ↑ Hylke E. Beck et al. 2018, Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution Scientific Data volume 5, Article number: 180214
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