Most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped according to Koeppen’s system under:

Most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped according to Koeppen’s system under: Correct Answer "Am"

The correct answer is "Am".

  • Koeppen recognised five major climatic groups, four of which are based on temperature and one on precipitation.
  • The capital letters: A, C, D and E delineate humid climates and B dry climates.
  • The climatic groups are subdivided into types, designated by small letters, based on the seasonality of precipitation and temperature characteristics.
  • The seasons of dryness are indicated by the small letters: f, m, w and s, where f corresponds to no dry season, m - monsoon climate, w- winter dry season and s - summer dry season.
  • The small letters a, b, c and d refer to the degree of severity of temperature.
  • The B- Dry Climates are subdivided using the capital letters S for steppe or semi-arid and W for deserts.​

Climatic Regions of India According to Koppen’s Scheme:

Group

Type

Letter Code

Characteristics

A-Tropical Humid Climate

 

 

Tropical wet 

Af

No dry season

Tropical monsoon

Am

Monsoonal, short dry season

Tropical wet and dry

Aw

Winter dry season

B-Dry Climate

 

 

 

Subtropical steppe

BSh

Low-latitude semi arid or dry

Subtropical desert

BWh

 Low-latitude arid or dry

Mid-latitude steppe

BSk

Mid-latitude semi arid or dry

Mid-latitude desert

BWk

Mid-latitude arid or dry

C-Warm
temperate (Midlatitude) Climates

 

 

Humid subtropical

Cfa

No dry season, warm summer

Mediterranean

Cs

Dry hot summer

Marine west coast

Cfb

No dry season, warm and cool summer

D-Cold Snow forest Climates

 

Humid continental

Df

No dry season, severe winter

Subarctic

Dw

Winter dry and very severe

E-Cold Climates

 

Tundra

ET

No true summer

Polar Ice Cap

EF

Perennial ice

H-Highland

Highland

H

Highland with snow cover

Tropical Wet Climate (Af):

  • A tropical wet climate is found near the equator.
  • A significant amount of rainfall occurs every month of the year as thundershowers in the afternoon.
  • The temperature is uniformly high and the annual range of temperature is negligible.
  • The maximum temperature on any day is around 30°C while the minimum temperature is around 20°C.
  • Tropical evergreen forests with dense canopy cover and large biodiversity are found in this climate.
  • The major areas are the Amazon Basin in South America, western equatorial Africa and the islands of the East Indies.

​Subtropical steppe (BSh):

  • Located in the transition zone between humid and dry climates.
  • The subtropical steppe receives slightly more rainfall than the desert, adequate enough for the growth of sparse grasslands.
  • The rainfall is highly variable.
  • The variability in the rainfall affects life in the steppe much more than in the desert, more often causing famine.
  • Rain occurs in short intense thundershowers in deserts and is ineffective in building soil moisture.
  • The annual and diurnal ranges of temperature are also high. 

​Marine West Coast Climate (Cfb):

  • Marine west coast climate is located poleward from the Mediterranean climate on the west coast of the continents.
  • The main areas are Northwestern Europe, the west coast of North America, the north of California, southern Chile, southeastern Australia and New Zealand.
  • Due to marine influence, the temperature is moderate and in winter, it is warmer than for its latitude.
  • The mean temperature in summer months ranges from 15°-20°C and in winter 4°-10°C.
  • The annual and daily ranges of temperature are small.
  • Precipitation occurs throughout the year.

Tropical monsoon climate (Am):

  • It is found over the Indian sub-continent, North Eastern part of South America and Northern Australia.
  • Heavy rainfall occurs mostly in summer.
  • Winter is dry.

Thus, most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped under "Am" according to Koeppen’s system.

Related Questions

 According to Koeppen's classification of climatic regions 'Cs' indicates?
Which of the following regions have Aw or Tropical Humid Climate according to the Koeppen's Classification of Climate?