Weather Systems / Changing Climate / Reading Notes Flashcards
Name of environment + people sphere
Anthrosphere
How many meters makes a difference when studying a microclimate?
2 meters altitude
How many meters makes a difference when studying Mesoclimate?
few square KM’s
6 main “spheres”
bios, anthros, lihtos, hydros, cryos, atmos
Isotherms are heat patterns that …
bend towards the poles
Wettest place in the world
windward side of mountains
Hottest places
deserts of subtropics in Northern Hemisphere
more variation of temperature inland or coastal?
inland / large bodies of water / land
Southern Hemisphere is cooler than the Northern because
less land in Southern Sphere
ITCZ
intertropical convergence zone
What stops east-west precipitation
semipermanent subtropical anticyclones
High pressure usually moves where
polewards
The Bermuda high moves over top of …
Gulf of Mexico (tropical breeze)
Orographic Uplift
wind go up mountain
Leeward side
dry / downwards / rain shadow
Which ancient culture started classifying climate?
Ancient Greeks
New system of weather classification as of 1918
Koppen
Koppen system is concerned with distribution and …
kind of vegetation in an area
Problems with Koppen system
borders too defined and not all climates produce same vegetation
Most geo- and climatically diverse part of Canada =
BC
British Columbia is complicated and thus requires BEC, which means
Biogeoclimate Ecological Classification system
Two types of tropical climate
1) wet 2) wet & dry
According to Koppen, dry regions are how much of the world …
26%
Koppen recognizes 2 types of dry climate
arid and semiarid
