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Tropical Savanna climate zone
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Northern Australia (Darwin, Kimberley, Cape York Peninsula)
hot wet summer, warm dry winter 700 (inland) to 1500mm annual 33 degree avg summer 18 degree avg winter min 90% rainfall Nov - March Equatorial Lows - summer Northerly winds - pick up evap over ocean, rise @ land and precipitation occurs High yearly temps - high latitude & insolation Winter - Sub tropical highs influence region continental air masses - do not pick up evap |
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Mediterranean climate zone
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SW Western Aus, Adelaide
hot dry summer, cool wet winter 30 degrees summer avg 18 degrees winter daytime avg 500 - 1000mm annual rain adelaide 530mm, perth 870mm sub tropical highs in summer - high pressure systems dominate easterly winds - inland do not pick up precip so limited rainfall high insolation, clear skies winter - sup polar lows westerly winds blow over ocean - pick up evap adelaide recieves less rain than perth as lps must pass over land before reaching |
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Tropical Maritime climate zone
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South QLD coast to Northern NSW
hot wet summers, warm wet winters 11 - 28 degrees temp range heavy precipitation 1200 - 1600mm annually northern coastal areas recieve more rainfall than southern areas onshore trades for most of the year cause high rainfall equatorial lows in summer - monsoonal activity, NE trades warm ocean currents create high evap levels and moist air flows winter - maritime location creates high evap levels continental air masses assoc. with sth's cause periodic absences of rain in winter relatively warm all year due to high latitudes |
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Temperate Maritime climate zone
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NSW central coast, Victoria, Tasmania
warm summers, cool winters, few extremes 25 degrees summer, 11 - 18 winter rain in all seasons average yearly rainfall 1000 - 1700mm summer rain - warm ocean current generates high evap. winter - sub polar lows, low pressure cells bring cold fronts cooler avg temp due to lower latitudes eastern highlands have an orographic effect tropical maritime air masses from north - summer southern polar maritime air masses - winter |
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Semi Arid climate zone
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Crescent from NW to Great Aus Bight in S.A. SW of WA
hot summer, cool to warm winter transitional climate zone annual temp rang 10 to 28 degrees 250 - 500mm rainfall annually north tends to recieve more rainfall in summer south recieves more rain in winter sub tropical high pressure systems dominate all year eastern highlands have rain shadow effect greater distance from the coast - rain more unreliable north - tropical maritime air masses bring limited monsoonal and precipitation effect tropical continental air masses dominate all year (don't passt over water - no precip) |
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Arid climatic region
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Areas of central Aust
hot dry summers and mild dry winters annual temp range 10 to 40 degrees less than 250mm rainfall annually erratic and unreliable rainfall clear skies and high levels of sunshine hours dominance of sub tropical highs all year continentality - increase distance from coast - rain more unreliable inland winds, descending dry air of sth's cause little precip. high temps and high evap rate cause unreliable precip. lack of cloud cover allows heat to escape back into atmosphere at night causing cooler temps northern areas recieve occassional summer rain due to eq lows |
