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Climate
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The average weather condition in an area over a long period of time
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El Nino
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The warm water phase of El nino- southren oscillation; a period occurrence in the eastren Pacific Ocean in which the surface water temp. becomes warmer
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Monsoon
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A seasonal wind that blows toward land in the summer, bringing heavy rains,and that blows away from land in the winter bring dry weather
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Tropical Climate
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A climate characterized by high temp. and heavy precipitation during at least part of the year,typical of equatorial region
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Middle Latitude Climate
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A climate that has a maximum average temp of 8 deg C in the coldest month minimum average temp. of 10 degC in the warmest month
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Polar Climate
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A climate that is characterized by average temp. that are near or below frezzing, typical of polar regions
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Microclimate
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The climate in a small area
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Climatolgist
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A sceintist who gathers data to study and compare past and prsent climates and to predict future climates changes
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Greenhouse effect
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The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when CO2, water vapor, and other gases in the air absob and rerdiute infrarrad radiation
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Global warming
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A gradual increase in the average global temp. that is due to higher concentration of gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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