GEOG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dew Point, Nitrogen Dioxide, Atmospheric Circulation
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Essentially, they are used to portray the curved surface of earth on a flat, 2d surface. Allow digital datasets to be easily overlain. Designed to maintain one of four basic map properties. Conformal map projections-maintain proper angular relationships so shapes appear correct. Isoline maps-lines that join points of equal values. Remote sensing-series of photograph to detect change. Normal or average lapse rate-6. 5 c/1000 meters (3. 6 f/1000 feet) Temperature inversion-change in the temperature trend with altitude. Heights of thermal structure layers varies with latitude and time of year. The immediate and short-term conditions of the atmosphere that impinge on daily human activities . Physical state of the atmosphere at a given time and place . The consistent, long-term, behavior of weather over time, including its. All types of weather that occur at a given place over time . More than a statistical average, climate is an aggregate of environmental conditions involving heat, moisture, and motion.
