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Of course they are not actual oceanic climates because they have a true dry season in summer, and thus they are Mediterranean climates. An oceanic climate has no true dry season
You wouldn't consider Seattle or Portland oceanic?
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Originally Posted by Patricius Maximus
this tangent of getting into the maritime-influenced subtropics and tropics needs to stop. If you want to discuss what is the best hot-summer or tropical climates, do it in its own thread; don't hijack this one.
Oh, but you were quite happy to hijack this thread with suggestions of subpolar climates like Reykjavik and Unalaska.
Also, interesting that Cwb gets to count as oceanic under Koppen, but Csb doesn't.
I wonder what's the justification for it not being oceanic if the rainy season happens in the winter and the summer is the dry season but not vice versa.
I am under the impression that per Koeppen Cwb is considered a dry-winter temperate climate or subtropical highland climate, not oceanic. That is the definition I use, that if a climate has a true dry season, winter or summer, then it is not oceanic.
About something like Mexico City, that city has a true dry season so it is not oceanic.
d) Rainfall sufficient to preclude classification as an arid or semi-arid climate
Any objections? The term "oceanic" may be a misnomer in some cases (particularly in the case of tropical highlands that meet the above criteria) but the vast majority of cases would be dominated by maritime influence.
Any objections? The term "oceanic" may be a misnomer in some cases (particularly in the case of tropical highlands that meet the above criteria) but the vast majority of cases would be dominated by maritime influence.
Temperature-wise it's perfect. Exclude the ones that have a true dry season (in winter or summer) and you've got it .
Any objections? The term "oceanic" may be a misnomer in some cases (particularly in the case of tropical highlands that meet the above criteria) but the vast majority of cases would be dominated by maritime influence.
I agree with PM. Temperate classification should be given to a place with no dry season. To say a wet/dry place sits in a temperate zone is okay, but it should be classified as something else.
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