Classification of Climate of the World

Several attempts have been made to classify climate of the world to delimit the major types in quantitative terms.
However, it should be remembered that no classification is complete or perfect in all respects.
The value of the classification is determined by the intended use.
The first attempt to classify climate was made by the Greeks.
- They defined climate as a study of the conditions of atmosphere at a definite time and under definite conditions.
- On the basis of the temperature, they divided the earth into Torrid (Tropical), Temperate (mid-latitude) and Frigid (polar) zones.
- The boundaries were determined by the parallels of latitudes.

Since that time, many classifications were devised.
However, the classification scheme put forward by Koeppen has been found to be very popular.