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17.3 Temperature Controls Why Temperatures Vary  Land and Water

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1 17.3 Temperature Controls Why Temperatures Vary  Land and Water
• Land heats more rapidly and to higher temps than water. Land cools more rapidly and to lower temps than water.

2 Mean Monthly Temperatures for Vancouver and Winnipeg
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3 17.3 Temperature Controls  Geographic Position
• The geographic setting can greatly influence temperatures experienced at a specific location.

4 Mean Monthly Temperatures for Eureka and New York City
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5 Mean Monthly Temperatures for Seattle and Spokane
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6 17.3 Temperature Controls  Altitude
• The altitude can greatly influence temperatures experienced at a specific location.

7 Mean Monthly Temperatures for Guayaquil and Quito
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8 17.3 Temperature Controls  Cloud Cover and Albedo
• Albedo is the fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface. • Many clouds have a high Albedo and therefore reflect back to space a significant portion of the sunlight that strikes them.

9 Clouds Reflect and Absorb Radiation
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10 17.3 Temperature Controls World Distribution of Temperature
 Isotherms are lines on a weather map that connect points where the temperature is the same.


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