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9 Cards in this Set
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Weather |
Monthly, weekly, weather events of temperature |
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Climate |
Rhythmic routine of weather, a general consistent regional pattern |
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El Niño |
Weakening in wind, warm water starts to come from west, westerly winds start. Occur every 5-7 years |
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Climatology |
Study of climates to explain historical, current and future climate patterns |
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Paleoclimatology |
Study of historical climates |
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Climate classification system |
precipitation and temperature |
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Climate boundaries are..... |
Transitional |
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Koppen climate classification system |
A. Tropical/equatorial (Red) B. Dry/ (only climate type (determined by precipitation only) (yellow) C. Mesothermal (humid subtropical, mild winter, bread basket) (green) D. Microthermal (extreme temperatures, cold winter None in the Southern Hemispheres. Giant land masses) (blue) E. Polar (purple) |
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Global warming |
1. Food supply shift 2. Biosphere disruption 3. Sea level rising due to ice melting and thermal expansion of sea water |
