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* Climate codes by the [[IISS]] are filed as [[Trade Classification]]s. | * Climate codes by the [[IISS]] are filed as [[Trade Classification]]s. | ||
* Please also see: [[Climate and Density Key]] | * Please also see: [[Climate and Density Key]] | ||
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| − | Please | + | === Library Data Referral Tree === |
| + | Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br> | ||
* Observing Charted Space | * Observing Charted Space | ||
** [[Universal World Profile]] ([[UWP]]) | ** [[Universal World Profile]] ([[UWP]]) | ||
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*** [[Planetary Size]] (S) | *** [[Planetary Size]] (S) | ||
*** [[Atmosphere]] (A) | *** [[Atmosphere]] (A) | ||
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*** [[Population]] (P) | *** [[Population]] (P) | ||
*** [[Government]] (G) | *** [[Government]] (G) | ||
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*** [[Sophont Code]] | *** [[Sophont Code]] | ||
*** [[Trade Classification]] ([[TC]]) | *** [[Trade Classification]] ([[TC]]) | ||
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 27 July 2019
Climate is a descriptor used by the IISS to denote average planetary temperate ranges.
- It is not designated in the UWP, but it was semi-regulated by the time of the T5SS using trade codes.
- Climate codes by the IISS are filed as Trade Classifications.
- Please also see: Climate and Density Key
Library Data Referral Tree
Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
- Observing Charted Space
- Universal World Profile (UWP)
- Starport (Sp)
- Planetary Size (S)
- Atmosphere (A)
- Hydrosphere (H)
- Population (P)
- Government (G)
- Law Level (L)
- Tech Level (TL)
- PBG Sequence
- P: Pop Multipliers
- B: Belts
- G: Gas Giants
- TZ: Travel Zone
- COG Sequence
- Other System Data
- Universal World Profile (UWP)
Description (Specifications)
Climate and weather are fantastically complicated things affected by dozens upon dozens of factors. With a few exceptions due to fantastically exotic conditions, most planets have a wide variety of climates, biomes, microclimates, ecological zones, and environments. The single-biome world is, for the most part, a very rare fantasy.
- Climatological trade codes represent an equatorial mean climate band average reading.
T5SS Climate Categories Table
The descriptors are as follows:
| Climate: | Temperature Range:
(Degrees Celsius) |
T5SS TC: | Orbit: | Lifeforms: | Remarks: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacuum (none) | Extreme: Almost always cold or frozen. | Va (vacuum)
As (asteroid or planetoid) |
Any | Unconventional Life or Exotic Life
(extremophile) |
Impossible: Habitation is almost always impossible without extensive technology.
|
| Frozen (frigid) | Below -30 | Fr (frozen)
Ic (iceworld) |
HZ +2 | Conventional Life (cryomorph) | Nigh Impossible: Habitation is near impossible without technology. |
| Very Cold | -30 to -20 | Vc (very cold)
Ic (iceworld) |
HZ +1 | Conventional Life (hypercryophile) | Not Hospitable: Habitation is very difficult. |
| Cold | -20 to -5 | Co (cold)
Ic (iceworld) |
HZ +1 | Conventional Life (cryophile or psychrophile) | Unhospitable: Habitation is difficult. |
| Chilly | -5 to 5 | Ch (chilly) | (HZ plus) | Conventional Life (normative: mesophile) | Semi-Hospitable: Still marginally habitable.
|
| Cool | 5 to 15 | Tu (tundra) (Terra-norm)
Nrm- (cool normal) |
(HZ plus) | Conventional Life (normative: mesophile) | Hospitable: Still habitable.
|
| Normal (optimal) | 15 to 25 | Tp (temperate)
Ga (garden or gaia) (Terra-prime) Nrm (normal) (Terra-norm) |
HZ | Conventional Life (normative: mesophile) | Very Hospitable: Very conducive to life. Almost every Garden World or Terra-prime world possess this ideal climate.
|
| Warm | 25 to 40 | Wa (warm) (Terra-norm)
Nrm+ (warm normal) |
(HZ neg) | Conventional Life (normative: mesophile) | Hospitable: Still habitable.
|
| Tropical | 40 to 50 | Tr (tropical) | (HZ neg) | Conventional Life (normative: mesophile) | Semi-Hospitable: Still marginally habitable. |
| Hot | 50 to 60
(122 to 240 F) |
Ho (hot) | HZ -1 | Conventional Life (thermophile) | Unhospitable: Habitation is difficult. |
| Very Hot | 60 to 70 | Vh (very hot) | HZ -1 | Conventional Life (hyperthermophile) | Not Hospitable: Habitation is very difficult. |
| Inferno (torrid) | 70+ | If (infernal) | HZ -2 | Conventional Life (thermomorph) | Nigh Impossible: Habitation is near impossible without technology.
|
| Variable (chimeric) | Extreme: Variable | Lk (locked: satellite or moon)
Tz (twilight zone: mainworld) |
Starward or Any | Unconventional Life or Exotic Life
(extremophile) |
Impossible: Habitation is almost always impossible without extensive technology.
|
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- Marc Miller. Scouts (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 4-6.
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 20 in Article: "Temperature in Traveller, a Scouts Variant" by: J. Andrew Keith
- Joe Fugate. Grand Survey (Digest Group Publications, 1986), TBD.
- Jon F. Zeigler. First In (Steve Jackson Games, 1999), TBD.
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