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. 2011 May 11;19(9):1002–1008. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.66

Table 1. Value assignment of the geographic climate variables.

Geographic climate index Variable Assignment
Annual precipitation, AP 0 mm≤AP<200 mm 1
  200 mm≤AP<500 mm 2
  500 mm≤AP<1000 mm 3
  1000 mm≤AP<2000 mm 4
  2000 mm≤AP 5
Annual atmospheric temperature, AAT 30°C≤AAT 6
  20°C≤AAT<30°C 5
  10°C≤AAT<20°C 4
  0°C≤AAT<10°C 3
  −10°C≤AAT<0°C 2
  −20°C≤AAT<−10°C 1
Temperature climate zone, TCZ Frigid zone 1
  Subfrigid zone 2
  Temperate zone 3
  Subtropical zone 4
  Tropical zone 5
Geography climatic zone, GCZ Continental climate 1
  Transitional climate 2
  Oceanic climate 3
Geography latitude, GL 0°≤GL<25° 3
  25°≤GL<50° 2
  50°≤GL<75° 1