These sf objects contain worldwide climate classifications for different year intervals.
Format
observed
is a list of 5 sf objects:
1901-1925
: observed climate data from 1901 up to 19251925-1950
: observed climate data from 1926 up to 19501950- 1975
: observed climate data from 1951 up to 19751976-2000
: observed climate data from 1976 up to 20001980-2016
: observed climate data from 1980 up to 2016
Each sf object contains 3 variables:
ID
: polygon identifierGRIDCODE
: grid value corresponding to a climate zonegeometry
: the coordinates that define the polygon's shape
Source
These objects originate from Rubel & Kottek 2010, except the last one, with data from 1980 to 2016, which is based on Beck et al. 2018.