The Köppen climate classification as a diagnostic tool for general circulation models

• Published in: Climate Research
• Main Authors: Lohmann, U., Sausen, R., Bengtsson, L., Cubasch, U., Perlwitz, J., Roeckner, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1993
• Subjects: Koppen; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-87D6-5; http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-87D8-3; http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-87D9-2

The Koppen climate classification has been applied to the output of atmospheric general circulation models and coupled atmosphere~ocean circulation models. The classification is used for a validation of the control runs of the present climate and for an analysis of greenhouse gas warming simulations....