Climate
The definitions below refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.
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European Definitions
RESIN project
The RESIN project [1] gives the following definition:
Other International Definitions
IPCC
These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind, but in a wider sense the "climate" is the description of the state of the climate system.
Le climat désigne généralement le “temps moyen”; il s’agit plus précisément d’une description statistique du temps en termes demoyennes et de variabilité de grandeurs pertinentes sur des périodes de plusieurs décennies (trois décennies en principe, d’après la définition de l’OMM). [4]
Ce sont le plus souvent des variables de surface – température, précipitations et vent, par exemple – mais au sens large le “climat” est la description de l’état du système climatique.
Dichas cantidades son casi siempre variables de superficie (por ejemplo, temperatura, precipitación o viento), aunque en un sentido más amplio el "clima" es una descripción del estado del sistema climático.
National Definitions
Germany
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
The Netherlands uses a period of 30 years to average the weather.
Meteorologische componenten zijn temperatuur, neerslag, vochtigheid, zonneschijn en mist. Ook de extremen van dergelijke verschijnselen vallen onder klimaat.
United Kingdom (UK)
Climate can include temperature, rainfall, snow cover, or any other weather characteristic.
Standard Definition
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ IPCC
- ↑ IPCC
- ↑ IPCC
- ↑ Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
- ↑ KNMI definition of climate
- ↑ Klimaatadaptatie inn de stad: Proeftuin Den Haag - Arnhem
- ↑ The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)