On common atmospheric or terrestrial characteristics to maximize their These frameworks classify elements of a system based On climatic behavior (Beck et al., 2018 Berghuijs and Woods, 2016 Holdridge,ġ967), biodiversity (Olson et al., 2001), plant–climate interactions (Papagiannopoulou et al., 2018), and plant hardiness (Magarey et al., 2008 Specific biophysical characteristics of Earth systems, including those based Spatial complexity, and required only 2, compared to 24, parameters for its construction.Ī variety of classification schemes have been introduced to categorize Improved or equivalent coherence for hydroclimate variables, yielded lower Water-Energy Clustering classification system introduced here showed overall When compared to the Köppen–Geiger framework, the Köppen–Geiger, generally had high hydroclimate coherence but also had high The most frequently used climate classification system, Hydroclimate coherence are balanced for meaningful boundary Zone boundaries should be drawn efficiently such that shape simplicity and Shape complexity of zone boundaries was assessed for each system, assuming Should correspond to the variables that are most coherent.

Premise that the interpretation and application of a classification framework

Long-term hydroclimate variables was evaluated for each system based on the The within-zone similarity, or coherence, of several Here, we developed a new system based on precipitationĪnd potential evapotranspiration rates as well as three systems based on ET rates, which were all compared against four previously established climateĬlassification systems. Moreover, there are presently noĬlassification frameworks that include evapotranspiration (ET) rates as a Yet to be a simultaneous comparison of the structure and function of multipleĮxisting climate classification schemes. There are several classification systems thatĪpply water and energy variables to create zone boundaries, although there has Scenarios, water availability, and even socioeconomic indicators as they

Climate classification systems are useful for investigating future climate

Global coherence meaning