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Climate

Climate. Solstice and equinox. High sun Insolation zones Climate zones. Insolation zones. Polar Arctic/Antarctic Mid-Latitude Subtropical Equatorial. Koeppen Climate Classification. Af - Equatorial Rainforest Aw - Tropical Wet and Dry BW - Desert BSh - Semi-Desert C - Mid-Latitude

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Climate

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  1. Climate

  2. Solstice and equinox • High sun • Insolation zones • Climate zones

  3. Insolation zones • Polar • Arctic/Antarctic • Mid-Latitude • Subtropical • Equatorial

  4. Koeppen Climate Classification • Af - Equatorial Rainforest • Aw - Tropical Wet and Dry • BW - Desert • BSh - Semi-Desert • C - Mid-Latitude • D - Coninental

  5. Mid-Latitude Meteorology • Clashing Air Masses • Tropical and Polar/Arctic • Continental and Maritime

  6. Tropical Meteorology • Sub-Tropical High Pressure • ITCZ - Intertropical Convergence Zone • High sun -rainy season • Low sun - dry season • Mid latitude weather - moves west to east • Tropical weather - east to wset - northeast trades

  7. Lower Rio Grande Valley Geology • Depth of sediments • Isostatic subsidence • Tectonic system • Hydrologic system • Fluvial and eolian deposits

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