Köppen's discovery has significantly influenced our understanding of weather patterns. His finding that the formation of ice sheets was not due to particularly cold winters, but rather slightly colder summers, provided a new perspective on climate dynamics. This has helped in the development of more accurate climate models and improved our ability to predict weather patterns.
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It was unknown, however, what caused these ice sheets to form. Each theory could explain one or two instances, but not all of them. That is, until Russian meteorologist Wladimir Köppen made an unexpected discovery. The cause, Köppen discovered, was not especially cold winters but slightly colder summers.