BIOC58H3- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 135 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Lecture 1 evolution of the earth"s climate. Part 1 introduction to climate change biology. Conservation in face of climate change: classic paper: peters, 1985. Reserves came out of this, and frames issues facing the field. Important to understand interplay between biosphere (where all life on earth is found) and climate: we are facing largest, fastest climate change since rise of human civilization (new challenge as a species) Net shortwave radiation: net (absorbed) shortwave radiation is large. = increased outgoing long-wave radiation: net (absorbed) shortwave radiation is small. Sun angles impact solar radiation on surface: hits at 90 angle = 1 km, slight angle = 1. 14km, large angle = 3. 86km. Earths major deserts at 30 latitude: rising air cools, generating rainfall, descending air warms, taking up moisture and generating arid climate. Intertropical convergence zone (itcz) area of rising air at/near equator, heavy precipitation. Think-pair share: you are standing on the equator in africa, and your friend is standing in northern manitoba.
