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Chapter 13: Global Climate. A world with many climates Climatic classification - the Köppen system The global pattern of climate. Global Temperatures.
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Chapter 13: Global Climate • A world with many climates • Climatic classification - the Köppen system • The global pattern of climate
Global Temperatures • controls on climate:- intensity of sunshine and its variation with latitude- distribution of land and water- ocean currents- prevailing winds- location of high and low pressure areas- mountain barriers- altitude • ‘bending’ of isotherms near continents
Global Precipitation • relationship to areas of rising and sinking air • influence of ITCZ • influence of orographic uplift and rain shadows • Precipitation is most abundant where air rises,and least abundant where it sinks.
Climatic Classification - the Köppen System (1918) • Tropical moist climates • dry climates • moist midlatitude climates with mild winters • moist midlatitude climates with severe winters • polar climates • criticisms of the Köppen climate classification system: sharp boundary between climatic zones due to the use of vegetation to represent monthly temperature and precipitation.
The Global Pattern of Climate • Major features of Earth’s climate distribution (moist tropical, dry, moist/mild winter, moist/severe winter, polar, highland) • local variations within larger climate regions
Tropical Moist Climates • tropical wet (Af) • tropical monsoon (Am)
Tropical Moist Climates • tropical wet and dry (Aw) Savanna
Dry Climates • arid (BW)
Dry Climates • semiarid (BS)
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates • humid subtropical (CfA) • (west coast) marine (CfB)
Moist Subtropical Mid-Latitude Climates • Mediterranean (Cs) interior Cs coastal Cs
Moist Climates with Severe Winter Hot summer Dfa Cool summer Subpolar Dfb Dfc
Polar Climates Tundra (ET) ice caps (EF)
Highland Climates • altitude effects are similar to latitude effects