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tropical climate
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A tropical climate is the weather pattern found in the regions around the equator, characterized by warm temperatures year-round and significant rainfall. Understanding tropical climates matters because these regions support much of Earth's biodiversity and influence global weather patterns that affect people worldwide.
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Research
28,936 papers- [Tropical climate pathology].ReviewMedecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial · 1997Besancenot JP
- Tropical Diseases Wounds.ReviewThe Nursing clinics of North America · 2025Greenstein EDOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2024.08.006
- Tropical biodiversity linked to polar climate.Nature · 2023Yasuhara M, Deutsch CADOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-00392-8
- Tropical and travel-associated diseases.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2020Coyle CMDOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000674
- Tropical climate and time of day: A dual influence on implicit motor imagery ability.Acta psychologica · 2025Hatchi V, Guillot A, Robin NDOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105955
- Addressing underrepresented homicide and climate data in forensic science: The case for new human taphonomy facilities in tropical regions.ReviewScience & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society · 2025Vráblová S, Louka VDOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2025.101299
- Pneumonia in the tropics.ReviewRespirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2018Lim TK, Siow WTDOI: 10.1111/resp.13137
- Neglected tropical diseases.Journal of tropical pediatrics · 2009Ebrahim GJDOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp037
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Encyclopedic overview
Locations where tropical climates occur, with subtypes listed, abbreviations in the Köppen climate classification in parentheses, and the equator highlighted: Tropical rainforest climate (Af),
Tropical monsoon climate (Am),
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