Chapter 15 World Climates

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Chapter 15World Climates
The Atmosphere 10eLutgens TarbuckPower Point
by Michael C. LoPresto
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Early Climate Classification
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Köppen System of Climate Classification
A-Tropical B-Arid C-Sub-Tropical D-Sub-Polar E-Pol
ar H-Highland
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Climate Controls
Latitude Land and Water Geographic Position and
Prevailing Winds Mountains and Highlands Ocean
Currents Pressure and Wind Systems
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DryHumid Boundary Fluctuations
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Climate Diagram
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Climates of the World
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Type A - Tropical (Wet) Climates
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Clearing the Tropical Rain Forests - Impact on
Soils
Temple at Angkor Watt Built from Lateritic Soil
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Daily Distribution of Precipitation in Wet-Tropica
l Locations
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Tropical Savanna
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Seasonal Migration of the ITCZ
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Type B - Arid and Semiarid (Dry) Climates
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Arid and Semiarid Stations
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High Percentage of Clear Days in Desert Southwest
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Some Boats Now in Sand
The Disappearing Aral Sea
Shrinking by 2010
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West Coast Tropical Desert Stations
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Nevadas Great Basin A Rain Shadow Desert
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Type C - Subtropical (Humid) Climates
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Fog Is Common in Marine West Coast Climates
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Mediterranean Climate
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Type D - Sub Polar (Snow) Climates
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Atmospheric Hazards
Droughts
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North-South Temperature Variations Are Smaller in
the Summer than in Winter
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Northern Coniferous Forest - Taiga
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Type E - Polar (Ice) Climates
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Alaskan Tundra
Alaskan Pipeline Suspended to Protect Permafrost
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Distribution of Permafrost
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H-Highland Climates
Precipitation Map of Nevada
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Climate Diagrams for Two Arizona Stations
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Vegetation in Arizonas Cooler, Wetter
Highlands Is Different from the Desert
Lowlands
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