BIO E121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Heat Capacity, Regional Climate Levels In Viticulture, Microclimate
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Biomes: earth"s climate, cc micro, macroclimate, seq, iov climate change. Aquatic biomes: cc features, cc aquatic biomes, earth"s climate. Climate: long-term prevailing weather conditions in an area. Localized patterns, affects communities: macroclimate, global climate patterns, driven by solar e and movement of earth in space, >these two things affect temperature, wind, solar e, varies by latitude. Tropics: 23. 5 degrees n 23. 5 degrees s > direct sunlight, most heat and light: higher latitudes n and s, lower angle light, less e > cooler. Importance: heat, precipitation, global air circulation patterns: global air circulation. Starts near equator: air heated, rises, flows towards poles, approx 30 degrees n and s pick up moisture > deserts. > cools, releases water > lots of rain in the tropics: above 60 degrees n and s, rises again, cool, releases water, over poles sinks, flows back to equator, affected by wind as earth moves, seasonality. > strong seasonal cycles in mid/high latitudes: day length.
