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The definitions below refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.

Definitions

European Definitions

CLIMATE-ADAPT

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. [1]

These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system. The classical period of time is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

RESIN project

The RESIN project [2] 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. [3]


Other International Definitions

UNISDR/IPCC

Climate is usually defined as the "average weather", or more rigorously, as the statistical description of the weather in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over periods of several decades (typically three decades as defined by WMO). [4]

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 de moyennes et de variabilité de grandeurs pertinentes sur des périodes de plusieurs décennies (trois décennies en principe, d’après la définition de l’OMM). [5]

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.

Se suele definir el clima como el "promedio del estado del tiempo" o, más rigurosamente, como una descripción estadística del tiempo en términos de valores medios y de variabilidad de las cantidades de interés durante periodos de varios decenios (normalmente, tres decenios, según la definición de la OMM). [6]

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

Australia

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 of years. [7]

The classical period is 3 decades, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Belgium

Het klimaat is de gemiddelde toestand van het weer berekend over een langere periode voor een bepaalde regio van een zekere grootte. [8]


Klimaat: gemiddeld weer over een lange periode. [9]



Brazil

Clima: Conjunto de condições meteorológicas (temperatura, pressão e ventos, umidade e chuvas) características do estado médio da atmosfera, em um longo período de tempo (aconselhável 30 anos), para uma área ou local definido. [10]



Denmark

Klima er defineret som gennemsnitsvejr over en tidsperiode, der kan strække sig over måneder til tusind eller millioner af år. [11]

Klima er en statistisk beskrivelse af middelværdi og varians af vejrparametre som temperatur, nedbør og vind registreret over tid. Klima er typisk defineret som et tidsinterval på 30 år.

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. [12]

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.

Klima im engen Sinn ist normalerweise definiert als das “Durchschnittswetter”, oder genauer als die statistische Beschreibung des Wetters in Form von Durchschnittswerten und der Variabilität relevanter Grössen über eine Zeitspanne im Bereich von Monaten bis Tausenden von Jahren. [13]

Der klassische, von der Weltorganisation für Meteorologie (WMO) definierte Zeitraum (= Klimanormalperiode) sind 30 Jahre. Diese Größen sind meistens Oberflächenvariablen, wie Temperatur, Niederschlag und Wind. Klima im weiteren Sinn ist der Zustand des Klimasystems, einschließlich einer statistischen Beschreibung.

Honduras

Climate: The composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. [14]



India

Climate: காலநிைல [15]



Kiribati

Kanoan te bong: Tauan mwin kanoan te bong teuana ma teuana ni irekereke ma bwakan te karau, kabuebuen te aonnaba,te mwaitorotoro ao n aba ake itinanikun. [16]

Climate refers to the average temperatures, humidity, rainfall and winds in a region over long periods of time.

Kiribati ni ikotaki ma taabo ake a kabuebue ao ake a mwaitorotoro ni ikotaki ma butin te aira bwa e biri nakea.

Malaysia

Iklim dalam makna ringkasnya ditakrifkan sebagai cuaca purata, atau lebih terperinci, sebagai keterangan statistik dalam bab purata dan kepelbagaian kuantiti yang berkaitan untuk tempoh masa bermula dari bulan ke ribuan atau jutaan tahun. [17]

Tempoh yang biasa digunapakai adalah 30 tahun, sebagaimana ditakrifkan oleh Pertubuhan Meteorologi Dunia (WMO). Kuantiti yang biasa adalah seperti suhu permukaan, jumlah hujan dan angin. Iklim dalam ertikata luas adalah keadaan, termasuk keterangan statistik untuk sistem iklim.

Netherlands

Klimaat is het gemiddelde weer over een bepaalde periode. [18]

The Netherlands uses a period of 30 years to average the weather.

Klimaat is het gemiddelde van de weersomstandigheden over de laatste 20 jaar. [19]

Meteorologische componenten zijn temperatuur, neerslag, vochtigheid, zonneschijn en mist. Ook de extremen van dergelijke verschijnselen vallen onder klimaat.

Het klimaat van een bepaald gebied is het gemiddelde weer, dus het gemiddelde over langere tijd van de meteorologische grootheden zoals temperatuur, neerslag, vochtigheid, zonneschijn en wind, inclusief de extremen. [20]



United Kingdom (UK)

Climate can be described simply as the ‘average weather’, typically looked at over a period of 30 years. [21]

Climate can include temperature, rainfall, snow cover, or any other weather characteristic.

United States

AMS
Climate: the slowly varying aspects of the atmosphere–hydrosphere–land surface system. [22]


Standard Definition

Discussion Topic

See also

Notes

  1. European Climate Adaptation Platform (CLIMATE-ADAPT) Glossary
  2. http://www.resin-cities.eu/
  3. 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.
  4. IPCC
  5. IPCC
  6. IPCC
  7. Health impacts of climate change: Adaptation strategies for western Australia (2008)
  8. KMI weerwoorden
  9. Actualisatie en verfijning klimaatscenario’s tot 2100 voor Vlaanderen, MIRA/2015/01, januari 2015
  10. GLOSSÁRIO DE DEFESA CIVIL ESTUDOS DE RISCOS E MEDICINA DE DESASTRES, Ministério da Integração Nacional, Brazil
  11. Klimatilpasning Ordliste)
  12. Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
  13. Deutsche Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel, Bundeskabinett, 17. Dezember 2008
  14. Honduras Maritime Weather Service - weather glossary
  15. Glossary of Meteorological Terms in Tamil
  16. Kiribati BI-LINGUAL GLOSSARY OF CLIMATE CHANGE TERMS, Original translations by Dr Temakei Tebano & Etita Teiabauri, 2008
  17. Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia
  18. KNMI definition of climate
  19. Klimaatadaptatie inn de stad: Proeftuin Den Haag - Arnhem
  20. KNMI
  21. The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)
  22. American Meteorological Society (AMS) - glossary

References