GEA 1000 Study Guide - Atmospheric Pressure, Solar Irradiance, Daytime
30 Oct 2014
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Exam date and time: wed. 04/01/09 @ 3:00pm (in class) (climate change, desertification and their impacts on humans). Please make sure you know the following items thoroughly. Good luck: climate change and impacts on humans, climate: the basics (insolation, temperature, atmospheric pressure, etc), the global heat budget, mean temperatures, etc. ) Climate is a description of the average weather conditions of a particular place: note: it is measured over long period of time at least 30 years. Climate is an average of weather conditions (temperature, rainfall) over a long time. Elements that affect the climate: the most important climate component are: Day length and temperature change: daily and seasonally. Average temperature and day length: allow scientists to estimate water demand (potet) Several factors influence the earth"s temperature patterns. These factors are: latitude, altitude, cloud cover, land and water heating differences, latitude: the amount of solar radiation reaching the ground changes with latitude. High amounts of energy near the equator (hot)
