Köppen Am

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Köppen Am is a tropical monsoon climate type characterized by consistently high temperatures and a pronounced wet season with heavy rainfall.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Am (Köppen) 1
Köppen Am canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Köppen climate classification
climate type
classifiedBy Wladimir Köppen
differsFrom Köppen Af
Köppen Aw
hasAssociatedWeatherSystem monsoon circulation
seasonal reversal of winds
hasCharacteristic consistently high temperatures
heavy rainfall
pronounced wet season
short dry season
hasClimateZone tropical
hasCloudCover extensive cloudiness in wet season
hasDrySeasonCause offshore or divergent low-level winds
seasonal shift of Intertropical Convergence Zone
hasEnergyBalanceEffect strong latent heat flux due to high evaporation
hasFullName tropical monsoon climate
hasHumanUse intensive agriculture in wet season
plantation agriculture
rice cultivation
hasHumidity generally high relative humidity
hasPrecipitationPattern annual rainfall generally high
marked drop in rainfall during dry season
very wet summer or monsoon season
hasRisk flooding in wet season
water scarcity in dry season
hasSeasonality strongly seasonal precipitation
hasSymbol Am
hasTemperatureRange small annual temperature range
hasTypicalLocation areas near equatorial low-pressure belts
tropical coastal regions
windward sides of tropical landmasses
hasTypicalMeanTemperature >= 18 °C in all months
isSubsetOf A climates in Köppen system
sharesFeatureWith Köppen Af
Köppen Aw
supportsVegetationType mixed evergreen and deciduous forest
monsoon forest
tropical seasonal forest
usedIn agricultural planning
biogeography
climate mapping
climatology

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hollywood, Florida, United States climateClassification Köppen Am
subject surface form: Hollywood, Florida
Lucena hasClimateClassification Köppen Am
this entity surface form: Am (Köppen)