Climatology

Answer 1

~tropical rain climate >equator to 20 latitude
~tropical climate&raquo_space;20 to 40 latitude
~the mid latitude climate&raquo_space;warm temperate rain climate (40 and 70 latitude)
~subarctic climate» cold snow forest climate,50 to 70 latitude N
~the snow climate»polar climate,70 to 90 latitude

Question 2

Tropical rain climate

Answer 2

highest annual rainfall of any area earth

divided into 2 sub zones
~tropical rain forest from 0 to 10 latitude
~tropical savanaha climate from 10 to 20 latitude

Tropical raain>
Rain season (march ,sep) bc of ITCZ
Tep 25-35 high humidity
Convective clouds and heavy
Light surface wind (doldrums)

Tropical svanaha»
~dry trade wind conditions in winter
~avg temp above 18 c all year
~transition climate (dry and wet season)

Question 3

( tropical savanaha climate)

dessert/steppe

Answer 3

~little cloud,with very little or no precipitation
~huge diurnal temperature range with frequent inversion
~dry climates are subdivided into desert and steppe:

Desert: regions have less precipitation ,some area can have several years with zero precipitation

Steppe: regions have a slight higher amount of rainfall,production low growin vegetation

Question 4

Mid latitude climate

Answer 4

~warm temperate zone the lower end of this latitude

~cool temperature zone the higher end of the latitude band and is the larger

Question 5

Mid latitude climate

Warm temperature zone

Answer 5

~winter :generally mild and wet (cloder inland)

~summer :hot annd dry ,high pressure over Atlantic

Question 6

Mid latitude climate

Cool temperate

Answer 6

~winter :mild and wet
~summer coolan ddryer

Westerly wind predominatly ,passage of frontal depression,

Question 7

Subartic climate

Answer 7

Tundra an permafrost

~long ,cold,dry winter (-20 /-40)
~hot summer (in excess of 60)
Avg temp 0 for long period time

Question 8

Snow climate

Answer 8

Extreme cold
Periods of darkness or daylight
Little or no precipitation

Answer 9

Tropical region makes up a significant area of the gobe streching from 30 n to 30 s
Avg temp 18 c or greater

Answer 10

TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
~hot avg temp
~highly monthy precipation (min 60mm/month,2000mm/month)
~high RH all yar around

TROPICAL MONSOON
Hot avg temp
1000mm/year
RH low (dry season),very high (wet season /monsoon)

Question 11

Tropical wet and dry (savanaha)

Answer 11

~hot avg temp
~precipiation can reach than 60mm/month less tyan 1000mm/year
~seasonal rainfall
Ex.cantral india ,centra africa

Answer 12

Light winds»doldrums and horse latitude

Question 13

Trade winds

Answer 13

Outflow from high pressure systems towards the equatioral trough produces a steady low level wind ( below 8000ft)
Southerly easterly in sh hemp, north easterly in nhhemispher -trade winds

Question 14

Mesoscale convective systems (MCS)

Answer 14

Groups of cb cu ,sometime so part of the equotiral trough

100 to 1000km across
Most last 1-2days

Question 15

Indian monsoon

Answer 15

~wet monsoon&raquo_space;mid october ,humid and torrential rainfall(souwest monsoon)

~dry monsoon&raquo_space; bewteen october and april
Cool dry air (north east monsooN)

Question 16

Cold air drop

Answer 16

Deep cold air aloft (10000/30000)ft
If cold air lies over warm air,very unstable condition can develope.
Lasats couple of days
300/600nm diameter