Wind Patterns And Ocean Currents: St. Louis And Singapore

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Wind patterns and air masses, the land/water contrast, and the ocean currents are the three of the five climate controls that impact the temperature and precipitations at both location. Although these three climate controls affects both St. Louis and Singapore, the wind patterns and air masses, the ocean currents, and the land /water contrast are more influential on the climate at Singapore than on St. Louis since Singapore is closer to the large bodies of water, which means that it is affected heavily by the ocean waters that surrounds it compared at St. Louis. St. Louis is located on a landmass, while the incoming temperature is a constant in Singapore because of the ocean current throughout the year.

Latitude is one of the five climate

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