ILST 2655 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Critical Geography, Coriolis Force, Lapse Rate
27 Nov 2018
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Determines the flow of both air and water. Southern hemisphere is to the right and northern hemisphere is to the left. It also affects the movement of the tides (up and down). Geographic grid latitude (east and west) and longitude (north and south. ) Latitude and parallels, longitude and meridians allow us to . Global time rotation enables us to determine gt. The starting point of gt is prime meridian. Time at the prime gradient is called zulu aka gmt. It is due to the rotation of the axis. The earth does not have a round orbit because it"s elliptical. Because of this, the earth can either be very close or far from the sun, which is what creates the seasons. Because of the tilt of the earth"s axis, it contributes to the seasons of the earth. 23. 5 degrees is the tilt of the earth"s axis. Solstice system 21 june is the summer solstice.
