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Climate

Climate Climate is the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time Climate is determined by a variety of factors that include: Latitude Atmosphere circulation patterns Oceanic circulation patterns Local geography Solar activity and Volcanic activity The most important of these factors is distance from the equator.

Latitude Latitude is the distance north or south from the equator and is expressed in degrees. The equator is located at 0° latitude. The most northerly latitude is the North Pole at 90°N, whereas the most southerly is the South Pole at 90°S. Latitude strongly affects climate because the amount of solar energy an area of the Earth receives depends on its latitude.

Low Latitudes More solar energy falls on areas near the equator than on areas closer to the poles. The incoming solar energy is concentrated on a small surface at the equator In regions near the equator, night and day are both about 12 hours long throughout the year. In addition, temperatures are high year-round, and there are no summers or winters.

High Latitudes In regions closer to the poles, the sun is lower in the sky, reducing the amount of energy arriving at the surface. In the northern and southern latitudes, sunlight hits the Earth at an oblique angle and spreads over a larger surface area than it does at the equator. Yearly average temperatures near the poles are therefore lower than they are at the equator

High Latitudes The hours of daylight also vary. At 45° north and south, there is as much as 16 hours of daylight each day during the summer and as little as 8 hours of sunlight each day in the winter. Near the poles, the sun sets for only a few hours each day during the summer and rises for only a few hours each day during the winter. Thus, the yearly temperature range near the poles is very large.

Low and High Latitudes

Atmospheric Circulation Three important properties of air illustrate how air circulation affects climate. Cold air sinks because it is denser than warm air. As the air sinks, it compresses and warms Warm air rises. It expands and cools as it rises. Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air can. Therefore, when warm air cools, the water vapor it contains may condense into liquid water to form rain, snow, or fog.

Atmospheric Circulation Solar energy heats the ground, which warms the air above it. This warmer air rises, and cooler air moves in to replace it. This movement of air within the atmosphere is called wind. Because the Earth rotates, and because different latitudes receive different amounts of solar energy, a pattern of global atmospheric circulation results. This circulation pattern determines Earth’s precipitation patterns.

Atmospheric Circulation

Atmospheric Circulation For example, the intense solar energy striking the Earth’s surface at the equator causes the surface as well as the air above the equator to become very warm. This warm air can hold large amounts of water vapor. But as this warm air rises and cools, its ability to hold water is reduced. As a result, areas near the equator receive large amounts of rain.

Global Circulation Patterns Cool air normally sinks, but cool air over the equator cannot descend because hot air is rising up below it. This cool air is forced away from the equator toward the North and South Poles where it accumulates at about 30°N latitude and 30°S latitude. Some of the air sinks back to the earth’s surface and becomes warmer as it descends. This warm, dry air then moves across the surface and causes water to evaporate from the land below creating dry conditions.

Global Circulation Patterns Air descending at the 30°N and 30°S latitudes either moves toward the equator or flows toward the poles. Air moving toward the equator warms while it is near the Earth’s surface. At about 60°N and 60° S latitudes, this air collides with cold air traveling from the poles. The warm air rises, and most of the uplifted air is forced toward the poles. Cold, dry air descends at the poles, which are essentially very cold deserts.

Prevailing Winds Winds that blow predominantly in one direction throughout the year are called prevailing winds. Because of the rotation of the Earth,these winds do not blow directly northward or southward. Instead, they are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. (remember Coriolis Effect!)

Prevailing Winds Belts of prevailing winds are produced in both hemispheres between 30°N and 30° S latitude and the equator. These belts of wind are called the trade winds. The trade winds blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.

Prevailing Winds Prevailing winds know as the westerlies are produced between 30° and 60° north latitude and 30° and 60° south latitude. In the Northern Hemisphere, these westerlies are southwest winds, and in the Southern Hemisphere, these winds are northwest winds. The polar easterlies blow from the poles to 60° north and south latitude.