Monsoon continental climate explained

The Monsoon continental climate, also known as Manchurian climate, is a continental climate sub-type. It is a monsoon climate with large thermal range. It is located mainly in East Asia, Korea and Manchuria. Its dry season happens during the winter ("Dw" meaning "Dry Winter").^[1]

Sub-types

• Hot summer Manchurian climate, classified as a Hot summer continental climate (Dwa) under the Köppen classification: Mean temperature is above to 0 °C, but under to 10 °C. Precipitations about of 500 mm. This climate is located in Northeast China and Korean Peninsula.
• Warm summer or hemiboreal Manchurian climate, classified as a Warm summer continental or hemiboreal climate (Dwb) under the Köppen classification: Northeast of China and North Dakota.
• Monsoon subpolar, classified as a Subarctic or boreal climate (Dwc) under the Köppen classification: Zones of China, northern Mongolia and southern Siberia. Also in parts of Canada and Alaska.
• Monsoon subpolar with severe winters, classified as a Subarctic or boreal climate with severe winters (Dwd) under the Köppen classification: Extreme climate in small zones of Siberia.

See also

• Continental climate
• Humid continental climate
• Continental mediterranean climate
• Köppen climate classification

Notes and References

1. Bernhard Paul Weninger 2014, Neolithisation of the Aegean and Southeast Europe during the 6600–6000 calBC period of Rapid Climate Change. Modern Position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in July and January. Researchgate DOI: 10.4312/dp.41.1 University of Cologne