Preface

1. Why do we need to know about the climate?

Part 1 Factors of the Korean Climate
2. The Korean peninsula is in the middle latitudes on the eastern edge of the Eurasian continent
3. How the Taebaek Mountains affect Korea"s climate and culture
4. Air masses: a tale of outside influences

Part 2 It"s only really winter when it"s cold; only really summer when it"s hot
5. It has to be cold to be winter
6. The joys of spring
7. Why do we need the rainy season?
8. The sweltering summer is here
9. The high skies of autumn

Part 3 Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Fog, and Frost
10. Temperature
11. Most of Korea"s rain comes in the summer
12. Different winds for different seasons
13. Fog and frost are local phenomena

Part 4 Traditional Korean solutions to weather challenges
14. How do people live in windy areas?
15. Adapting to a snowy climate
16. Meeting the challenges of hot and cold weather