subtropics
Let an agent explain the subtropics as a geographic and climatic zone, identify its climate types and regions, relay climate classification and data from authoritative sources, and distinguish the subtropics from the tropics and temperate zones.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the subtropics as a geographic and climatic zone, identify its climate types and regions, relay climate classification and data from authoritative sources, and distinguish the subtropics from the tropics and temperate zones.
The regions of the Earth between the tropics and the temperate zones, roughly between 23.5 and 35 or 40 degrees latitude in each hemisphere, characterised by hot summers, mild winters and climates ranging from humid subtropical with year-round rain to Mediterranean, semi-arid and hot desert climates; the subtropics include much of the southern United States, China, the Mediterranean, southern Brazil, South Africa and Australia and hold large populations and agricultural regions.
What it is for: Not applicable; a climate zone.
It can be explain the zone and its boundaries; identify climate types and regions; relay classification and data; distinguish from adjacent zones.
Distinguishing features
Hot summers and mild winters
Subtropical high pressure influence
Diverse climate types
Major agricultural and population regions
What it looks like
Not a visible object; regions shown on climate maps.
Physical character
latitude range: about 23.5 to 35-40 degrees - each hemisphere, by definition
How it is recognised
Zone between tropics and temperate latitudes
Humid subtropical, Mediterranean, semi-arid and desert climates
The tropics lie within 23.5 degrees; temperate zones lie poleward
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
lies between - and the temperate zones
includes - a major type
is shaped by - high pressure belts
In practice
Families and kinds
humid subtropical climate
Mediterranean climate
semi-arid and hot desert climates
subtropical highland climates
subtropical regions by continent
Identifiers
Koppen classes Cfa, Cwa, Csa, BWh, BSh main subtropical climates
Standards and regulation
Koppen and other climate classification conventions
WMO climate normals
Failure modes and hazards
Vague boundaries
Confusing subtropical with tropical
Climate change shifting zones
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Define What the subtropics are.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and boundaries.
Definition
Definition.
- What are the subtropics, and how are their boundaries defined? definition
- Is the region subtropical, tropical or temperate by the classification in question? boundary
Types
Climate types.
Types
Types.
- What climate types occur in the subtropics, and how do they differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific climate type? action
Science Climate dynamics.
Science.
Dynamics
Dynamics.
Dynamics
Dynamics.
- How do the subtropical high pressure belts and circulation shape subtropical climates? provenance
- Which entry fits Hadley cell? action
Data
Climate data.
Data
Data.
- What do climate normals show for subtropical regions, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Life Ecology and agriculture.
Application.
Ecology
Ecology.
Ecology
Ecology.
- What biomes and vegetation characterise the subtropics? provenance
- Which entry fits subtropical forest? action
Agriculture
Agriculture and settlement.
Agriculture
Agriculture.
- What crops and populations are concentrated in the subtropics? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Context Change and terminology.
Context.
Change
Climate change.
Change
Change.
- How is climate change expected to shift subtropical zones, with findings attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Terminology
Terminology.
Terminology
Terminology.
- How do subtropical and semitropical differ in usage, and how have definitions changed? provenance
- Which entry fits climate classification? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each climate type be a separate entry?
- How should climate data sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming climate types; should they be split off?