1. Chapter 5 Global Temperatures

3. Global Temperatures Temperature Concepts and Measurement
Principal Temperature Controls  
Earth’s Temperature Patterns 
Air Temperature and the Human Body 

4. Temperature Concepts and Measurement
Temperature Scales 
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin 
Measuring Temperature  

5. Temperature Scales
Figure 5.1

6. Thermometer and Instrument Shelter
Figure 5.2
Figure 5.3

7. Principal Temperature Controls
Latitude  
Affects insolation
Altitude  
High altitude has greater daily range
High altitude has lower annual average
Cloud Cover  
High albedo
Moderate temperatures – cooler days, warmer nights

8. Latitude and Temperature
Figure 5.4

9. Altitude
Figure 5.5

10. Land–Water Heating Differences
Evaporation
Transparency
Specific heat
Movement
Ocean currents and sea-surface temperatures
Marine vs. continental effects

11. Land–Water Heating Differences
Figure 5.7

12. Land Is Opaque
Figure 5.8

13. The Gulf Stream
Figure 5.10

14. Sea-Surface Temperatures
Figure 5.11

15. Marine and Continental Climates: Vancouver vs. Winnipeg
Figure 5.12

16. Marine and Continental Climates: San Francisco vs. Wichita
Figure 5.13

17. Marine and Continental Climates: Trondheim vs. Verkhoyansk
Figure 5.16

18. Earth’s Temperature Patterns
January Temperature Map  
Thermal equator movement southward
More pronounced over large continents
July Temperature Map  
Thermal equator movement northward
Annual Temperature Range Map
Continentality

19. January Temperatures
(b)
(c)
(a)
Figure 5.14

20. January Temperatures
Figure 5.14

21. July Temperatures
(c)
(b)
(a)
Figure 5.17

22. July Temperatures
Figure 5.17

23. Global Temperature Ranges
Figure 5.19

24. Arctic Sea Ice Changes
Figure HLC 5.1.1

25. Air Temperature and the Human Body
Wind chill
Correlates cold and wind speed
Heat index
Correlates heat and humidity

26. Wind Chill Table
Figure FS 5.1.1

27. Heat Index Table
Figure FS 5.1.2

28. Geosystems 7e An Introduction to Physical Geography
End of Chapter 5
Geosystems 7e
An Introduction to Physical Geography