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Explain Budyko’s classification as discussed in genetic classification schemes

Explain Budyko’s classification as discussed in genetic classification schemes

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This classification of climate is based on the energy balance. The classification is based on values of the radiational index of dryness (Id) defined by the equation of the form:
Id = Rn/Lr

Where Rn is the amount of radiation available for evaporation from a wet surface assumed to have an albedo of 0.18, L is the latent heat of evaporation and r is the mean annual precipitation.
The value of the radiational Index of dryness (Id) is less than unity in humid areas and greater than unity in dry areas. Using this index the following five major climatic types were recognized by Budyko (1956)



Budyko’s classification scheme only gives a generalised picture of the world climates owing to the fact that very few stations in the world have reliable data on the net radiative flux.

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