01:119:115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Thermocline, Abyssal Zone, Benthos
31 Jan 2017
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Lecture 27 - biomes/aquatics: earth"s climate, macroclimate: global climate patterns. Climate - the long-term prevailing weather conditions. 4 major abiotic components of climate are: Macroclimate consists of patterns on the global, regional, and landscape level. Determined largely by solar energy and earth"s movement in space. Moderate the climate of nearby terrestrial environments. Carry cold water from the poles towards equator. Carry warm water from equator towards the poles. Rising air releases moisture on the windward side of a peak and creates a rain shadow as it absorbs moisture on the leeward side (dry side: microclimate: local patterns. Determined by fine-scale differences in the affect light and wind patterns: global climate change. Rise in co2 and other greenhouse gases - fossil fuels, carbon cycle. Biomes - major life zones characterized by vegetation type (terrestrial biomes) or. Climate is a major factor determining the locations of terrestrial biomes. A climograph plots the annual mean temperature and precipitation in a region.
