Chapter 15World Climates

The Atmosphere 10eLutgens & Tarbuck

Power Point by Michael C. LoPresto

Early Climate Classification

Köppen System of

Climate Classification

A-TropicalB-AridC-Sub-TropicalD-Sub-PolarE-PolarH-Highland

Climate Controls

LatitudeLand and Water

Geographic Position and Prevailing WindsMountains and Highlands

Ocean CurrentsPressure and Wind Systems

Dry–HumidBoundary

Fluctuations

ClimateDiagram

Climates of the World

Type A - Tropical (Wet) Climates

Clearing theTropical

Rain Forests - Impacton Soils

Temple at Angkor WattBuilt from

Lateritic Soil

DailyDistribution

ofPrecipitation

inWet-TropicalLocations

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

TheDisappearing

Aral Sea

Shrinkingby 2010

SomeBoatsNow in Sand

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

North-SouthTemperature Variations

Are Smallerin the Summerthan in Winter

Northern Coniferous Forest - Taiga

Type E - Polar (Ice)Climates

Alaskan Tundra

Alaskan PipelineSuspended

to Protect Permafrost

Distributionof

Permafrost

H-HighlandClimates

Precipitation Mapof Nevada

Climate Diagramsfor TwoArizonaStations

Vegetation in Arizona’s

Cooler, Wetter

Highlands Is Different from the Desert Lowlands

Chapter 15

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