Climate classification

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Leslie Holdridge's Life Zone Classification system is essentially a climate classification scheme.

Climate classification systems are ways of classifying the world's climates. A climate classification may correlate closely with a biome category, as climate is a major influence on biological life in a region. The most popular classification scheme is probably the Köppen climate classification scheme.

Climate classification systems include:

See also

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