BSC 2011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Sea Breeze, Biome, Winter Days
8 Apr 2015
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Bsc2011 - integrated principles of biology 2 - lecture 28: biomes. Global climate is modified by landmasses, mountain ranges, and the ocean. They also cool down more quickly, meaning greater fluctuations in temperature. Large bodies of water heat up more slowly, but retain heat longer. Land-sea breezes and monsoons are interactions between land and ocean. The dry zone (caused by hadley cells) above the equator houses the sonoran. Florida is also at this latitude, but is kept wet because it is surrounded by water. High pressure air moves to low pressure air. Warm, low pressure air rises and moves toward the ocean. Warm, low pressure air rises from the ocean, which holds onto heat energy longer than land, and moves toward the land. Cooler, high pressure air moves to the ocean"s low pressure air. Florida gets sea breezes coming from both sides. Monsoons are massive seasonally changing sea breeze circulations. They are characterized by dry winters and wet summers.
