Chapter 10 Global Climate Systems

1. Chapter 10Global Climate Systems Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen

3. Global Climate Systems • Earth’s Climate System and Its Classification   • Tropical Climates • Mesothermal Climates    • Microthermal Climates • Polar Climates • Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates • Global Climate Change  

4. Climate • Climate is weather over time • Climatology is the study of climate • Climatic regions are areas with similar weather statistics

5. Earth’s Climate System and Its Classification   • Climate Components • Insolation • Temperature • Pressure • Air masses • Precipitation   • Classification of Climatic Regions  

6. Earth’s Climate System Figure 10.1

7. Worldwide Average Precipitation Figure 10.2

8. Climatic Relationships Figure 10.3

9. El Niño and La Niña Figure FS 10.1.2

10. Classification of Climatic Regions • Genetic classification • Empirical classification

11. Classification Categories • Tropical • Mesothermal • Microthermal • Polar • Highland • Desert

12. Generalized Climate Regions Figure 10.4

13. World Climate Classification Figure 10.5

14. Tropical Climates • Tropical Rain Forest Climates   • Tropical Monsoon Climates    • Tropical Savanna Climates

15. Tropical Climates

16. Tropical Rain Forest Figure 10.7

17. Tropical Monsoon Figure 10.8

18. Tropical Savanna Figure 10.9

19. Mesothermal Climates • Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Climates   • Marine West Coast Climates    • Mediterranean Dry-Summer Climates

20. Mesothermal Climates

21. Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Figure 10.10

22. Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Figure 10.11

23. Humid Subtropical Winter-Dry Figure 10.12

24. Marine West Coast Figure 10.14

25. Marine West Coast Figure 10.15

26. Mediterranean Climates Figure 10.16

27. Microthermal Climates • Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates • Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates • Subarctic Climates

28. Microthermal Climates

29. Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates Figure 10.17

30. Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates Figure 10.18

31. Subarctic Cool Summer Climates Figure 10.19

32. Extreme Subarctic Cold Winter Figure 10.20

33. Polar and Highland Climates • Tundra Climate  • Ice Cap and Ice Sheet Climates • Polar Marine Climate

34. Polar and Highland Climates

35. Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Climates   • Desert Characteristics   • Hot Low-Latitude Desert Climates    • Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates    • Hot Low-Latitude Steppe Climates    • Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates   

36. Arid and Semiarid Climates   

37. Desert Landscape Figure 10.23

38. Low-Latitude Hot Desert Figure 10.24

39. Mid-Latitude Cold Desert Figure 10.25

40. Low-Latitude Hot Steppe Figure 10.26

41. Mid-Latitude Cold Steppe Figure 10.27

42. Global Climate Change   • Global Warming   • Climate Models and Future Temperatures   • Consequences of Global Warming   • Political Action to Slow Global Warming

43. Global Temperatures Figure 10.28

44. Temperature Anomalies Figure 10.28

46. Carbon Dioxide Sources Figure 10.29

47. General Circulation Model Figure 10.30

48. Antarctic Ice Disintegration Figure 10.31

49. End of Chapter 10 Geosystems 6e An Introduction to Physical Geography Robert W. Christopherson Charles E. Thomsen