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Köppen-Geiger climate classification  

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  • The Köppen-Geiger is a system of global climate classification created by Wladimir Peter Köppen and subsequently updated and revised by Köppen in collaboration with Rudolf Geiger. It is the best-known and most widely used global climate classification available. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification]

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