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Meteorology

3.10 Climatology

Climatology includes the study of meteorological elements that characterize

average and extreme atmospheric conditions for a specific geographical area

and a specific time period.

The climate of an area is a combination of many meteorological elements, e.g.

temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover.

According to the Köppen system, the earth can be divided into 5 main climate

zones.

- The tropical rainy climate

- The subtropical dry climate

- The temperate rainy climate

- The continental climate of coniferous forests
- The polar climate zone

3.10.1 The climate in Europe

Below is a division of Europe into climate zones.

As you can see, there is a temperate rainy

climate in most of Europe.

A temperate rainy climate is characterized

by mild temperatures, significant

amounts of precipitation fairly evenly

distributed over the year, and at least one

month a year with temperatures below

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18 C, but not below – 3 C.
The climate type is due to the maritime

influence.

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