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Chapter 10 Global Climate Systems
Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen
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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
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Climate Climate is weather over time
Climatology is the study of climate Climatic regions are areas with similar weather statistics
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Earth’s Climate System and Its Classification
Climate Components Insolation Temperature Pressure Air masses Precipitation Classification of Climatic Regions
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Earth’s Climate System
Figure 10.1
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Worldwide Average Precipitation
Figure 10.2
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Climatic Relationships
Figure 10.3
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El Niño and La Niña Figure FS
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Classification of Climatic Regions
Genetic classification Empirical classification
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Classification Categories
Tropical Mesothermal Microthermal Polar Highland Desert
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Generalized Climate Regions
Figure 10.4
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World Climate Classification
Figure 10.5
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Tropical Climates Tropical Rain Forest Climates
Tropical Monsoon Climates Tropical Savanna Climates
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Tropical Climates
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Tropical Rain Forest Figure 10.7
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Tropical Monsoon Figure 10.8
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Tropical Savanna Figure 10.9
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Mesothermal Climates Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Climates
Marine West Coast Climates Mediterranean Dry-Summer Climates
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Mesothermal Climates
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Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer
Figure 10.10
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Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer
Figure 10.11
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Humid Subtropical Winter-Dry
Figure 10.12
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Marine West Coast Figure 10.14
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Marine West Coast Figure 10.15
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Mediterranean Climates
Figure 10.16
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Microthermal Climates
Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates Subarctic Climates
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Microthermal Climates
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Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates
Figure 10.17
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Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates
Figure 10.18
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Subarctic Cool Summer Climates
Figure 10.19
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Extreme Subarctic Cold Winter
Figure 10.20
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Polar and Highland Climates
Tundra Climate Ice Cap and Ice Sheet Climates Polar Marine Climate
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Polar and Highland Climates
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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
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Arid and Semiarid Climates
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Desert Landscape Figure 10.23
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Low-Latitude Hot Desert
Figure 10.24
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Mid-Latitude Cold Desert
Figure 10.25
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Low-Latitude Hot Steppe
Figure 10.26
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Mid-Latitude Cold Steppe
Figure 10.27
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Global Climate Change Global Warming
Climate Models and Future Temperatures Consequences of Global Warming Political Action to Slow Global Warming
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Global Temperatures Figure 10.28
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Temperature Anomalies
Figure 10.28
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Carbon Dioxide Sources
Figure 10.29
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General Circulation Model
Figure 10.30
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Antarctic Ice Disintegration
Figure 10.31
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Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography
End of Chapter 10 Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen
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