GEOG 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thermometer, Humid Continental Climate, Thermodynamic Diagrams
7 May 2017
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It is a measure of the average speed of atoms and molecules: higher temperatures mean faster average speeds. Temperature scales: three temperature scales are commonly used, fahrenheit, celsius, kelvin (no negative values!) Thermometer basics: liquid-in-glass: mercury or alcohol, electrical/electronic: resistance varies with temperature. Instrument shelter: 5 feet (~1. 5 m) above ground, over a natural surface (grass, well ventilated, shaded. In the winter, there is still more radiation leaving than coming in during jan and. Feb: so temperatures continue to cool even though the days may be longer and the sunlight more direct. In the summer, there is more radiation coming in than leaving in july and. August therefore temperatures continue to rise despite decreasing daylight hours and lower solar angles: just because two cities have the same mean annual temperature doesn"t mean the annual cycle of temperature is the same
