Introduction (LECTURE) Flashcards

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The most commonly used definition of the tropics is the zone within which the sun is directly overhead at some time during the year: the zone between

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the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

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A simple method is to divide the globe into tropical and extra-tropical zones. This is a method often employed for

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the verification of numerical forecasts

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The UAE lies between

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22°50′ and 26° north latitude and between 51° and 56°25′ east longitude.

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Latitude longitude coordinates for Abu Dhabi are:

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24°28’0.01”N, 54°22’0.01”E

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