WEATHER AND CLIMATE Flashcards
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IT describes the simultaneous state of certain atmospheric bulk conditions and phenomena in the Earth’s troposphere—temperature, humidity or moisture, precipitation, cloud pattern, fog, wind velocity, barometric pressure, etc
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weather
2
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What is the difference of weather and climate?
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weather- short timescale observations on atmosphere
climate- longer timescales
3
Q
What do you call to a departure from a long term averge?
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normal climate
4
Q
How does climate predictions expressed?
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through probability
5
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How does climate prediction differ from weather prediction?
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climate prediction- forecast the most probable state of the environment
weather prediction- daily sequence of environmental changes
