The Monsoon continental climate, also known as Manchurian climate, is a continental climate sub-type. It is a monsoon climate with a large thermal range. It is located mainly in East Asia, Korea and Manchuria. Its dry season happens during the winter (The “w” in “Dw” stands for “winter”).Bernhard Paul Weninger 2014, Neolithisation of the Aegean and Southeast Europe during the 6600–6000 calBC period of Rapid Climate Change. Modern Position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in July and January. Researchgate DOI: 10.4312/dp.41.1 University of Cologne
Sub-types There are four subtypes of the monsoon continental climate, determined by the third letter (Dwx) Hot-summer monsoonal continental climate (Dwa): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula. (Examples: Beijing, Harbin, Shenyang, Pyongyang, Seoul, North Platte) Warm-summer monsoonal continental climate (Dwb): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but at least 4 months are above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in Northeast China, far southeastern Siberia, other parts of the Korean Peninsula, a very small part of Alberta, and North Dakota. (Examples: Heihe, Yanji, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Calgary, Thief River Falls) Subarctic monsoonal climate (Dwc): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in parts of Canada, Mongolia, and Russia. (Examples: Mohe, Tsetserleg, Delta Junction) Severe-winter subarctic monsoonal climate (Dwd): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in a small zone of Siberia. (Examples: Allakh-Yun, Delyankir)
See also Continental climate Humid continental climate Continental mediterranean climate Köppen climate classification
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