ISB 202 Study Guide - Final Guide: Thermohaline Circulation, Jet Fuel, Hadley Cell

• School: MSU
• Department: Integrative Studies Biological
• Course: ISB 202
• Professor: D. Kirk, S. Logan

Document Summary

Positive feedback loop when a flow leads to compartment changes that further enhance the flow. Equilibrium a dynamic state in which system is changing little over time (homeostasis) Disturbance periodic destructive events such as fire or flood. Hadley cell involves air rising near the equator, flowing toward north and south poles, returning to the surface of the earth in the subtropics. produces winds called trade winds and tropical easterlies. Coriolis effect involves the frictional relationship between the surface of the rotating planet and the atmosphere; can often lead to deserts. Convection current releasing latent heat causes air to rise, cool and lose more water vapor. Jet streams hurricane force winds at the top of the atmosphere. Thermohaline circulation warm and cold currents strongly influence climate conditions on land. Intergovernmental panel on climate change made up of 1,000 climate scientists from around the scientists from around the world, detection and attribution studies. Water vapor increased rate of evaporation; cooling towers.