ateam - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
ateam - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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ATEAM final report Section 5 and 6 (2001-2004) 124<br />
Figure 40. The Environmental Classification of Europe in eighty-four classes, aggregated to 13 Environmental Zones.<br />
Because certain classes do not necessarily fit traditional experience, in this classification strict statistical rules have been<br />
maintained, recognising these apparent inconsistencies, e.g. PAN in the Vosges and Schwarzwald and CON in southern<br />
Norway. Here we distinguish 13 Environmental Zones: ALN – Alpine North, BOR – Boreal, NEM – Nemoral, ATN – Atlantic<br />
North, ALS – Alpine South, CON – Continental, ATC – Atlantic Central, PAN – Pannonian, LUS – Lusitanian, ANO –<br />
Anotolian, MDM – Mediterranean Mountains, MDN – Mediterranean North, MDS – Mediterranean South.<br />
Figure 41. Climatic and topographic variables were statistically clustered into 84 environmental classes. By calculating<br />
discriminant functions <strong>for</strong> the classes they can be mapped <strong>for</strong> each global change scenario, resulting in maps of shifting<br />
environmental zones that can be used <strong>for</strong> stratification. Here we distinguish 13 Environmental Zones: ALN – Alpine North,<br />
BOR – Boreal, NEM – Nemoral, ATN – Atlantic North, ALS – Alpine South, CON – Continental, ATC – Atlantic Central, PAN<br />
– Pannonian, LUS – Lusitanian, ANO – Anotolian, MDM – Mediterranean Mountains, MDN – Mediterranean North, MDS –<br />
Mediterranean South.