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Additional climate products

Climate classification data


Abstract
The Koeppen and temperature/humidity classification grids are based on a standard 30-year period 1961-1990, and the seasonal rainfall zones is based on the 100 year period 1900-1999 across Australia.

Metadata
CUSTODIAN: Bureau of Meteorology
GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT NAME(S): Australia
AVAILABLE FORMAT TYPE(S): ASCII row major, Arc/Info grid export (.e00), Shapefiles.
SCALE/RESOLUTION Temperature / humidity zones - 0.025 degrees (approximately 2.5km)
  Koeppen classification - 0.025 degrees (approximately 2.5km)
  Seasonal rainfall zones - 0.25 degrees (approximately 25km)

The metadata files provide more information about the temperature/humidity grid, Koeppen classification grid and seasonal rainfall zones grid.


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Last modified 25 July 2006
 
 

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