GSCI 1050- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 28 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Climate- statistical average of weather that is always zonal: there is not one global climate but rather climates on the globe. In addition to the function of latitude, it is also the function of altitude (on mts. It is very cold even if near the equator), continentality (in middle so colder and high pressure due to no ocean currents remove from maritime influences), and ocean currents. At equator the low pressure causes the air to rise and creates warm climate. Weather- the instantaneous state of the atmosphere, it is unpredictable. Balance uneven heat distribution- circulation in the ocean and the atmosphere: the arrows on maps are curved as a result of the correolis effect which is produced due to the earth moving and it getting deflected. In the northern hemisphere- the arrows deflect to the right in the southern hemisphere- the arrows deflect to the left: cold dense air sinks over poles.
