Sub-regional classification of the IPCC Europe region

The IPCC sub-regional classification of the IPCC Europe region is based on a combination of the Environmental Stratification of Europe (Metzger at al. 2005), which covers the map up to 32° East, and an extension for Eastern Europe which was constructed using the same statistical methods. The combined dataset distinguishes 17 zones. To reduce the complexity, the zones have been aggregated to five main zones which were used in the IPCC 5th Assessment Reports Working Group 2 Europe Chapter (Kovats et al. 2014). Significant variation in climate, and (agro-) ecosystems remains within these zones, and further subdivision may make sense when assessing particular climate change impact. One obvious candidate for further subdivision is the ‘Southern zone’, which includes Mediterranean mountains and uplands in Anatolia that contrast starkly with other parts of the zone.政府间气候变化专门委员会（Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change，IPCC）欧洲区域的次区域分类，结合了两项基础方案：一是Metzger等人2005年发布的欧洲环境分层（Environmental Stratification of Europe），该方案的制图覆盖范围至东经32°；二是采用相同统计方法构建的东欧延伸分区。合并后的数据集共划分出17个次级分区。为简化复杂度，这些次级分区被聚合为5个主要分区，该分组方案已被应用于《IPCC第五次评估报告》第二工作组欧洲章节（Kovats等，2014年）。尽管上述5个主要分区内部仍存在显著的气候与（农业）生态系统差异，在评估特定气候变化影响时，对分区进行进一步细分仍具备合理性。其中，「南部分区」便是进一步细分的典型候选对象：该分区涵盖安纳托利亚境内的地中海山地与丘陵地带，与该分区内其他区域的特征差异显著。

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集是IPCC欧洲区域的子区域分类，基于欧洲环境分层和扩展的东欧区域，通过统计方法将区域划分为17个区域，并聚合为5个主要区域，用于IPCC第五次评估报告。数据集包括地理空间文件、图像和文档，由爱丁堡大学于2018年发布，旨在支持气候变化影响评估，但需注意区域内部存在显著的气候和生态系统变异。