Climate vs Weather Whats the difference Climate Vs
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Climate vs. Weather What’s the difference?
Climate Vs. Weather Climate Long-term weather patterns of an area Weather Current state of the troposphere Short term variations
Climatology The study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes
Normals Standard values for a location at a given time Average values over a long period of time
What Causes Different Climates? Topography Coastal regions and areas near water are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer Latitude
66. 5° N 23. 5° N 0° 23. 5° S 66. 5° S Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic Circle
Polar Temperate Tropics Temperate Polar
Climate Regions Tropics Lots of direct solar radiation; warmer; wetter Between Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer Temperate Between 23. 5 and 66. 5 North and South Mild temperatures that do not fluctuate Polar Cold temperatures, little precipitation
Koeppen Classification System Classified based on temp. + precipitation Tropical Dry Mild Continental Polar
Climate Change
Long-Term Climatic Change Climates change over extremely long periods of time Ice Ages – Periods of extensive glacial coverage Most recent ended 10, 000 years ago Temps dropped 5°C
Short-Term Climatic Change Caused by regular variations in daylight, temp, and weather patterns Examples: Seasons El Nino (Warm ocean current)
- Whats the difference between weather and climate
- What is the difference between weather and climate
- Climate change 2014 mitigation of climate change
- How does wind affect weather and climate
- Weather climate and society
- How does wind affect weather and climate
- Weather and climate similarities
- Conclusion of weather and climate
- Climate zones and weather worksheet answer key
- Objectives of weather and climate
- Factors affecting climate
- Weathr for tomorrow
- Crash course kids weather and climate