Physical Geography Chapter 10 - UMSL
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1 Physical Geography Physical Geography GEOGRAPHY 1710 GEOGRAPHY 1710 DAVID R. SALLEE DAVID R. SALLEE Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Global Climate Systems Global Climate Systems Global Climate Systems Global Climate Systems Earth Earth’ s Climate System and Its s Climate System and Its Classification Classification Tropical Climates (A) Tropical Climates (A) Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B) Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B) Mesothermal Climates (C) Mesothermal Climates (C) Microthermal Microthermal Climates (D) Climates (D) Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E) Global Climate Change Global Climate Change Climate Climate Climate is weather over time Climate is weather over time Climatology is the study of climate Climatology is the study of climate Climatic regions are areas with Climatic regions are areas with similar weather statistics similar weather statistics Earth Earth’ s Climate System s Climate System and Its Classification and Its Classification Climate Components: Insolation, Climate Components: Insolation, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, and Precipitation and Precipitation Classification of Climatic Regions Classification of Climatic Regions The K The Köppen Climate Classification ppen Climate Classification System System Global Climate Patterns Global Climate Patterns Earth Earth’ s Climate System s Climate System
Transcript of Physical Geography Chapter 10 - UMSL
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Physical Geography Physical Geography
GEOGRAPHY 1710GEOGRAPHY 1710
DAVID R. SALLEEDAVID R. SALLEE
Chapter 10Chapter 10
Global Climate SystemsGlobal Climate Systems
Global Climate SystemsGlobal Climate Systems
EarthEarth’’s Climate System and Its s Climate System and Its ClassificationClassificationTropical Climates (A)Tropical Climates (A)Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B)Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B)Mesothermal Climates (C)Mesothermal Climates (C)MicrothermalMicrothermal Climates (D)Climates (D)Polar Climates (E)Polar Climates (E)Global Climate ChangeGlobal Climate Change
ClimateClimate
Climate is weather over timeClimate is weather over timeClimatology is the study of climateClimatology is the study of climateClimatic regions are areas with Climatic regions are areas with similar weather statisticssimilar weather statistics
EarthEarth’’s Climate System s Climate System and Its Classificationand Its Classification
Climate Components: Insolation, Climate Components: Insolation, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, and Precipitationand PrecipitationClassification of Climatic RegionsClassification of Climatic RegionsThe KThe Kööppen Climate Classification ppen Climate Classification SystemSystemGlobal Climate PatternsGlobal Climate Patterns
EarthEarth’’s Climate Systems Climate System
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Worldwide Average Worldwide Average PreciptiationPreciptiation
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Climate RelationshipsClimate Relationships
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Generalized Climate Generalized Climate RegionsRegions KKööppen Climate ppen Climate
ClassificationClassificationEmpirical systemEmpirical systemBegan with heat zones in 1884Began with heat zones in 1884Included plant communities in Included plant communities in 19001900Published first wall map in 1928Published first wall map in 1928
KKööppen Classification ppen Classification CriteriaCriteria
Average monthly temperaturesAverage monthly temperaturesAverage monthly precipitationAverage monthly precipitationTotal annual precipitationTotal annual precipitation
KKööppenppen’’s Climate s Climate ClassificationsClassifications
Tropical Climates (A)Tropical Climates (A)Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B)Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B)Mesothermal Climates (C)Mesothermal Climates (C)MicrothermalMicrothermal Climates (D)Climates (D)Polar Climates (E)Polar Climates (E)
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Tropical Climates (A)Tropical Climates (A)
Tropical Rain Forest Climates (Tropical Rain Forest Climates (AfAf))Tropical Monsoon Climates (Am)Tropical Monsoon Climates (Am)Tropical Savanna Climates (Aw)Tropical Savanna Climates (Aw)
Tropical Climates (A)Tropical Climates (A)
Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Climates (B)Climates (B)
Desert CharacteristicsDesert CharacteristicsHot LowHot Low--Latitude Desert Climates Latitude Desert Climates ((BWhBWh))Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates ((BWkBWk))Hot LowHot Low--Latitude Steppe Climates Latitude Steppe Climates ((BShBSh))Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates ((BSkBSk))
Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Climates (B)Climates (B)
Dry, Arid, Dry, Arid, or Semiaridor Semiarid
Mesothermal Climates Mesothermal Climates (C)(C)
Humid Subtropical HotHumid Subtropical Hot--Summer Summer Climates (Climates (CfaCfa, Cwa), Cwa)Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb, Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb, Cfc)Cfc)Mediterranean DryMediterranean Dry--Summer Summer Climates (Csa, Climates (Csa, CsbCsb))
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Mesothermal Climates Mesothermal Climates (C)(C)
Mediterranean Climates Mediterranean Climates (Cs)(Cs)
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MicrothermalMicrothermal Climates (D)Climates (D)
Humid Continental HotHumid Continental Hot--Summer Summer Climates (Climates (DfaDfa, , DwaDwa))Humid Continental MildHumid Continental Mild--Summer Summer Climates (Climates (DfbDfb, , DwbDwb))SubarcticSubarctic Climates (Climates (DfcDfc, , DwcDwc, , Dwd)Dwd)
MicrothermalMicrothermal Climates (D)Climates (D)
Polar Climates (E)Polar Climates (E)
Tundra ClimateTundra Climate (ET)(ET)Ice Cap ClimateIce Cap Climate (EF)(EF)
Polar Climates (E)Polar Climates (E)
