EARTHSC 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Wind Chill, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Kugaaruk
6 May 2016
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Lecture 20, october 22, 2012 (cid:862)co(cid:373)e see the (cid:374)orth wi(cid:374)d"s (cid:373)aso(cid:374)ry(cid:863). Picture: surreal landscapes in arctic tundra often come to be, where common trees become cloaked in white and so appear, to some, as watchful aliens. Criteria vary across the country, ranging from wind chill values of -55 in some arctic regions to -30 in southwestern ontario. 10 and the wind 45 km/h, the air temperature is equivalent to -25. Artwork by michael lee; courtesy of the canadian encyclopedia: lake/ocean-effect snow, areas downwind of lakes have lake-effect snow, unusually high snowfalls, factors that determine amount of snow: Expanse of ice-free water under storm track (for evaporation) Duration of strong wind blowing over water (for greater evaporation) Map: sources of warm-water surface temperatures and moisture in north america. Courtesy of the university corporation for atmospheric research (ucar: ice storms. Ice storms depend on humid air and warmer temperatures above cold ground-level air.
