ILST 2655 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gulf Stream, Intertropical Convergence Zone, Cool Air
15 Apr 2016
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Generalized statement of prevailing weather conditions at given place, based on statistics of a long period of record and including mean values, depatures from those means and the probabilities associated with those departures . Temperature and precipitation : 2 elements important in climate. Atmosphere- layers of gases that protects earth(from sun light) You know which layer of atmosphere it is, because the temperature changes as altitude gets higher. Base is warmer, because it is warmed up by earth"s surface(which absorbed the sun"s rays) (base to top: warm to cold temperature) (base to top: cold to warm temperature -57 degrees to 0degrees) The ozone layer (more ozone= higher temperature) (base to top: warmer to coldest -90degrees) Exosphere - where atoms/molecules of earth go to space. Where the sun hits the earth, you have different rxn. Recurring pattern of atmospheric circulation associated with characteristic weather, such as cyclone or anti cyclone .
