GEOB 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Tropical Monsoon Climate, Rain Shadow, Axial Tilt
30 Oct 2017
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Climate: weather over time, over the long term, average conditions of insolation, temperature, pressure, air masses and precipitation. Climographs can be used to identify the regions with similarities, they are graphs of monthly temperature and precipitation (on the axis) over the year for a particular location. These allow the visualization of seasonal amounts and variation in heat and moisture. Note that both precipitation and temperature are at the highest at roughly the same time of the year. World climate classification --> a system of classification modelled on. Koppen"s empirical system, there are ways to identify upcoming climates. The convergence and convective precipitation in tropics (itcz), st h pressure of deserts. Proximity to water bodies --> water has heat properties, that allows for moisture bearing winds and precipitation. Orographic effects --> effects on mountains, not just windward climates but also leeward climates. Mountain ranges: there are 2 effects that affects mountains.
