On the type of Magadan climate
- DOI
- 10.5922/vestniknat-2025-3-8
- Pages
- 116-127
Abstract
Currently, there are several classifications of climate in geographical science, developed by different authors, both domestic and foreign. Each classification has its own principles for distinguishing climatic belts and climate types. Such principles include temperature and humidity characteristics, dynamics of the general circulation of the atmosphere, landscape and geographic features of the land, etc. Two classifications of climates — B. P. Alisov’s and V. P. Köppen’s, which were developed and supplemented back in the last century — are widely spread in domestic science. In modern literature, different types of climate corresponding to different classifications are often indicated for the same locality. Such an example is Magadan, for which not only different climatic belts but also climate types are mentioned. Thus, in scientific and educational literature there are mentions of subarctic and temperate climatic belts, as well as different types (kinds) of climate, namely: maritime, monsoon, continental with wet cold indicators. The analysis and assessment of the main climatic variables and prevailing winds allowed to specify the type of climate of Magadan, which corresponds to the temperate monsoon climate. The study, conducted in comparison with other cities typical for different types of climate, confirmed these results.