GEG-1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Guy Stewart Callendar, Transpiration, Humid Continental Climate
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Many climate classification systems, one used to depend on need. A climates- tropical climates found mostly between 20n and s. Father away for itcz, short seasonal variations occur. Evapotranspiration: evaporation and transpiration (water loss from plants) Potential et how much et if water always available. Tend to be on western side of continents. More than half of human pop lives in Mostly eastern side of continents (warm, wet air masses). Continentality- further inland, more seasonal variation in temp. Et- slightly milder, snow may melt in summer. Found high in mountains where very cold, similar to ice cap or tundra. Drought not just amount of precipitation, but amount relative to average for a place. Wind patterns in pacific change, affecting climate around globe. Normal conditions: trade winds blow from east to west in tropics. Western pacific usually gets warmer water and higher sea level. Eastern pacific loses surface water, so deep water upwells .
