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Chapter 10 Global Climate Systems Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen

Global Climate Systems Earth’s Climate System and Its Classification   Tropical Climates Mesothermal Climates    Microthermal Climates Polar Climates Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates Global Climate Change  

Climate Climate is weather over time Climatology is the study of climate Climatic regions are areas with similar weather statistics

Earth’s Climate System and Its Classification Climate Components Insolation Temperature Pressure Air masses Precipitation   Classification of Climatic Regions  

Earth’s Climate System Figure 10.1

Worldwide Average Precipitation Figure 10.2

Climatic Relationships Figure 10.3

El Niño and La Niña Figure FS 10.1.2

Classification of Climatic Regions Genetic classification Empirical classification

Classification Categories Tropical Mesothermal Microthermal Polar Highland Desert

Generalized Climate Regions Figure 10.4

World Climate Classification Figure 10.5

Tropical Climates Tropical Rain Forest Climates Tropical Monsoon Climates    Tropical Savanna Climates

Tropical Climates

Tropical Rain Forest Figure 10.7

Tropical Monsoon Figure 10.8

Tropical Savanna Figure 10.9

Mesothermal Climates Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Climates Marine West Coast Climates    Mediterranean Dry-Summer Climates

Mesothermal Climates

Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Figure 10.10

Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Figure 10.11

Humid Subtropical Winter-Dry Figure 10.12

Marine West Coast Figure 10.14

Marine West Coast Figure 10.15

Mediterranean Climates Figure 10.16

Microthermal Climates Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates Subarctic Climates

Microthermal Climates

Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates Figure 10.17

Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates Figure 10.18

Subarctic Cool Summer Climates Figure 10.19

Extreme Subarctic Cold Winter Figure 10.20

Polar and Highland Climates Tundra Climate  Ice Cap and Ice Sheet Climates Polar Marine Climate

Polar and Highland Climates

Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Climates Desert Characteristics   Hot Low-Latitude Desert Climates    Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates    Hot Low-Latitude Steppe Climates    Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates   

Arid and Semiarid Climates

Desert Landscape Figure 10.23

Low-Latitude Hot Desert Figure 10.24

Mid-Latitude Cold Desert Figure 10.25

Low-Latitude Hot Steppe Figure 10.26

Mid-Latitude Cold Steppe Figure 10.27

Global Climate Change Global Warming Climate Models and Future Temperatures   Consequences of Global Warming   Political Action to Slow Global Warming

Global Temperatures Figure 10.28

Temperature Anomalies Figure 10.28

Carbon Dioxide Sources Figure 10.29

General Circulation Model Figure 10.30

Antarctic Ice Disintegration Figure 10.31

Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography End of Chapter 10 Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen