GG101 Lecture 10: Chapter 10 – Global Climate Systems
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Climate collective pattern of weather over many years. Climatology study of climate and its variability. Climatic regions areas with similarities in weather statistics. Classification ordering or grouping of data or phenomena into categories of varying generality. Genetic classification climate classification based on causative factors (based on a cause) Empirical classification climate classification based on statistics or other data determined by measurement of observed effects. Tropical rain forest climates: constantly moist and warm, convectional thunderstorms, precipitation follo(cid:449)s (cid:373)igrati(cid:374)g itc)"s (cid:894)i(cid:374)ter tropi(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)erge(cid:374)(cid:272)e zo(cid:374)e(cid:895, lush evergreen, temperature range of around 2 c0. Tropical savanna climates: exists poleward of the tropical rain forest climates, summers wetter than winter due to convectional rain accompanying shifting itcz. Itcz reaches these regions for about 6 months or less. In fall, winter and spring, maritime tropical and continental polar air masses interact, generating frontal activity and frequent midlatitiude cyclonic storms.
