Chapter 15 World Climates

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Chapter 15 World Climates The Atmosphere 10e Lutgens & Tarbuck Power Point by Michael C. LoPresto

Early Climate Classification

Climate Classification Köppen System of Climate Classification A-Tropical B-Arid C-Sub-Tropical D-Sub-Polar E-Polar H-Highland

Climate Controls Latitude Land and Water Geographic Position and Prevailing Winds Mountains and Highlands Ocean Currents Pressure and Wind Systems

Dry–Humid Boundary Fluctuations

Climate Diagram

Climates of the World

Type A - Tropical (Wet) Climates

Clearing the Tropical Rain Forests - Impact on Soils Temple at Angkor Watt Built from Lateritic Soil

Daily Distribution of Precipitation in Wet-Tropical Locations

Tropical Savanna

Seasonal Migration of the ITCZ

Type B - Arid and Semiarid (Dry) Climates

Arid and Semiarid Stations

High Percentage of Clear Days in Desert Southwest

Some Boats Now in Sand The Disappearing Aral Sea Shrinking by 2010

West Coast Tropical Desert Stations

Nevada’s Great Basin; A Rain Shadow Desert

Type C - Subtropical (Humid) Climates

Fog Is Common in Marine West Coast Climates

Mediterranean Climate

Type D - Sub Polar (Snow) Climates

Atmospheric Hazards Droughts

Temperature Variations North-South Temperature Variations Are Smaller in the Summer than in Winter

Northern Coniferous Forest - Taiga

Type E - Polar (Ice) Climates

Alaskan Tundra Alaskan Pipeline Suspended to Protect Permafrost

Distribution of Permafrost

H-Highland Climates Precipitation Map of Nevada

Climate Diagrams for Two Arizona Stations

Vegetation in Arizona’s Cooler, Wetter Highlands Is Different from the Desert Lowlands

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