BIO120H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Primary Production, Evaporation, Volumetric Heat Capacity
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General trends of terrestrial vegetation with climatic variables: Veg growth increases with moisture and temperature (primary productivity) Veg growth also increases so regions with certain combinations of moisture and temperature develop predictable characteristics by types of vegetation. Additional climate patchiness overlaid on basic latitudinal belts. Temperature: land changes temperature more readily than water; maritime climates are moderate, continental climates are extreme; oceans provide thermal inertia. Evaporation high from warm bodies of water, low from cold. Orogenic precipitation: air forced up mountainsides undergoes cooling, precipitates on upper windward slopes. Rain shadows created on leeward slopes of mountain ranges.
