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| + | The classic period of time (= normal climate period), as defined by the World meteorological | ||
| + | organization (Wmo), is 30 years. The variables included are temperature, rainfall and wind. <br /><br/> | ||
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{{definition|Klimaat is het gemiddelde weer over een bepaalde periode. <ref>[https://www.ensie.nl/knmi/klimaat KNMI definition of climate]</ref>}} The Netherlands uses a period of 30 years to average the weather. | {{definition|Klimaat is het gemiddelde weer over een bepaalde periode. <ref>[https://www.ensie.nl/knmi/klimaat KNMI definition of climate]</ref>}} The Netherlands uses a period of 30 years to average the weather. | ||
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Revision as of 18:23, 19 November 2016
The definitions below refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.
Contents
Definitions
European Definitions
RESIN project
The RESIN project [1] gives the following definition:
Climate in a narrow sense is usually defined as the average weather, or more rigorously, as the statistical description in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. The classical period for averaging these variables is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization. [2]
Other International Definitions
National Definitions
Germany
Climate in the strict sense is defined as the statistical “average weather” that prevails in a region for a period ranging from months to thousands of years. [3]
The classic period of time (= normal climate period), as defined by the World meteorological
organization (Wmo), is 30 years. The variables included are temperature, rainfall and wind.
Netherlands
Klimaat is het gemiddelde weer over een bepaalde periode. [4]
The Netherlands uses a period of 30 years to average the weather.
Standard Definition
Discussion Topic
See also
Notes
- ↑ http://www.resin-cities.eu/
- ↑ Mach, K.J., S. Planton and C. von Stechow (eds.). Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Annex II: Glossary. [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 117-130.
- ↑ Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
- ↑ KNMI definition of climate
