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Physical Geography Physical Geography

GEOGRAPHY 1710 GEOGRAPHY 1710

DAVI D R. SALLEE DAVI D R. SALLEE

Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Global Climate Systems Global Climate Systems

Global Climate Systems Global Climate Systems

• Earth

Earth’ ’s Climate System and I ts s Climate System and I ts 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 I ts Classification and I ts Classification

• Climate Components: I nsolation,

Climate Components: I nsolation, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, and Precipitation and Precipitation

• Classification of Climatic Regions

Classification of Climatic Regions

• The K

The Kö öppen Climate Classification ppen Climate Classification System System

• Global Climate Patterns

Global Climate Patterns

Earth Earth’ ’s Climate System s Climate System

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Worldwide Average Worldwide Average Preciptiation Preciptiation

Figure 10.2

Climate Relationships Climate Relationships

Figure 10.3

Generalized Climate Generalized Climate Regions Regions K Kö öppen Climate ppen Climate Classification Classification

• Empirical system

Empirical system

• Began with heat zones in 1884

Began with heat zones in 1884

• I ncluded plant communities in

I ncluded plant communities in 1900 1900

• Published first wall map in 1928

Published first wall map in 1928

K Kö öppen Classification ppen Classification Criteria Criteria

• Average monthly temperatures

Average monthly temperatures

• Average monthly precipitation

Average monthly precipitation

• Total annual precipitation

Total annual precipitation

K Kö öppen ppen’ ’s Climate s Climate Classifications Classifications

• 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)

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Tropical Climates (A) Tropical Climates (A)

• Tropical Rain Forest Climates (

Tropical Rain Forest Climates ( Af Af) )

• 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 Characteristics

Desert Characteristics

• Hot Low

Hot Low -

• Latitude Desert Climates

Latitude Desert Climates ( ( BWh BWh) )

• Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates

Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates ( ( BWk BWk) )

• Hot Low

Hot Low -

• Latitude Steppe Climates

Latitude Steppe Climates ( ( BSh BSh) )

• Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates

Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates ( ( BSk BSk) )

Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Climates (B) Climates (B) Dry, Arid, Dry, Arid,

• r Semiarid
• r Semiarid

Mesothermal Climates Mesothermal Climates (C) (C)

• Humid Subtropical Hot

Humid Subtropical Hot-

• Summer

Summer Climates ( Climates ( Cfa Cfa, Cwa) , Cwa)

• Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb,

Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb, Cfc) Cfc)

• Mediterranean Dry

Mediterranean Dry-

• Summer

Summer Climates (Csa, Climates (Csa, Csb Csb) )

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Mesothermal Climates Mesothermal Climates (C) (C) Mediterranean Climates Mediterranean Climates (Cs) (Cs)

Figure 10.16

Microthermal Microthermal Climates (D) Climates (D)

• Humid Continental Hot

Humid Continental Hot-

• Summer

Summer Climates ( Climates ( Dfa Dfa, , Dwa Dwa) )

• Humid Continental Mild

Humid Continental Mild-

• Summer

Summer Climates ( Climates ( Dfb Dfb, , Dwb Dwb) )

• Subarctic

Subarctic Climates ( Climates ( Dfc Dfc, , Dwc Dwc, , Dwd) Dwd)

Microthermal Microthermal Climates (D) Climates (D) Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E)

• Tundra Climate

Tundra Climate (ET) (ET)

• I ce Cap Climate

I ce Cap Climate (EF) (EF)

Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E)