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- driven by Earth-Sun relationship
- months of highest and lowest do not coincide with periods of max and min insolation |
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- affected by movement of sun
- highest temp. around 3
- lowest temp. right before sunrise |
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- depends on humidity and cloudiness
- clear and/or dry days have greater range |
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| daily temp range- dry and clear |
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more insolation in the day
more outgoing LWR at night |
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| daily temp range- humid and cloudy |
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smaller range- receive less insolation in the day
- more LWR re-radiated to the surface at night |
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| altitude, latitude, ocean currents, land-water, clouds-albedo |
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| altitude's effect on temp. |
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- temp. decreases 6.5 C per km
- temp. are expected to be cooler at higher altitudes |
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large scale circulation effects cloud cover which in turn effects temp.
EX. asian monsoon |
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| latitude effects on temp. |
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- solar angle and day length depend on latitude
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| ocean currents and its effects on temp |
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- help transport energy
- coastal areas near warm water have warmer temps |
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| land water effects on temp |
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- continentality
- water warms up and cools dowm more slowly than land
- EX. more moderate temps in San Fran than St. Louis |
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| four reasons water is more moderate |
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1. high specific heat
2. more evaporation
3. mixing of warm and cold waters
4. transmission to depth- energy over larger area |
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| four reasons why land heats up and cools down more quickly |
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1. low specific heat
2. no transmission
3. no mixing
4. less evaporation |
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| connects points of equal temp. |
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