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Introduction to Geography. By: Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jerome D. Fellmann. Chapter 4. Physical Geography: Weather and Climate. Overview. Air Temperature Air Pressure and Winds Ocean Currents Moisture in the Atmosphere Climate Climatic Change. Air Temperature. Earth Inclination
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Introduction to Geography By: Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jerome D. Fellmann
Chapter 4 Physical Geography: Weather and Climate
Overview • Air Temperature • Air Pressure and Winds • Ocean Currents • Moisture in the Atmosphere • Climate • Climatic Change
Air Temperature • Earth Inclination • Reflection and Reradiation • The Lapse Rate
Air Pressure and Winds • Pressure Gradient Force • The Convection System • Land and Sea Breezes • Mountain and Valley Breezes • Coriolis Effect
Air Pressure and Winds (cont.) • The Frictional Effect • The Global Air-Circulation Pattern
Ocean Currents • North Atlantic Drift • El Niño
Moisture in the Atmosphere • Types of Precipitation • Storms
Climate • Soils and Climate • Soil Formation • Soil Profiles and Horizons • Soil Properties • Soil Classification • Natural Vegetation and Climate • Succession • Natural Vegetation and Regions
Climate (cont.) • Climate Regions • The Tropical Climates • Tropical Rain Forest • Savanna • Dryland climates and Midlatitude Semideserts • Hot Deserts • Midlatitude Deserts and Semideserts
Climate (cont.) • Humid Midlatitude Climates • Mediterranean Climate • Humid Subtropical Climate • Marine West Coast Climate • Humid Continental Climate • Subarctic and Arctic Climates
Climatic Change • Inconstant Climates • Cyclical Change