page_title: Seasonal tropical forest
hierarchical_section_title: Seasonal tropical forest
caption_attribution_description: English: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. GROUP A: Tropical climates (all twelve months have mean temperatures above 18 °C) Am (tropical monsoon), Aw (tropical savanna) in blue colors, but Af (tropical rainforest) in grey-green.
context_page_description: Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forests, typically contain a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropical forest is classified under the Walter system as tropical climate with high overall rainfall concentrated in the summer wet season and cooler “winter” dry season: representing a range of habitats influenced by monsoon or tropical wet savannah climates. Drier forests in the Aw climate zone are typically deciduous and placed in the Tropical dry forest biome: with further transitional zones of savannah woodland then tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.
context_section_description: Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forests, typically contain a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropical forest is classified under the Walter system as (ii) tropical climate with high overall rainfall (typically in the 1000–2500 mm range; 39–98 inches) concentrated in the summer wet season and cooler “winter” dry season: representing a range of habitats influenced by monsoon (Am) or tropical wet savannah (Aw) climates (as in the Köppen climate classification).  Drier forests in the Aw climate zone are typically deciduous and placed in the Tropical dry forest biome: with further transitional zones (ecotones) of savannah woodland then tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.
caption: Tropical seasonal climate sub-types:   Am—Tropical monsoon climate.   Aw—Tropical savanna climate. (note: Af in light green is Tropical rainforest)
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