Geography
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| Weather | The state of the atmosphere over a short period of time |
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| Climate | Atmospheric averages over many years |
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| Koppen System | ADVANTAGES: Easy to measure, Measured most often
DISADVANTAGES:Only average monthly temperature and precipitation, ignores winds clouds and intensity of precipitation
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| Simplified Koppen System | Divided into 6 major climate zones
A-Humid Tropical
B-Arid and Semiarid
C-Humid mesothermal (Mild winter)
D-Humid microthermal (severe winter)
E-Polar (no summer season)
H-Highland
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| Climate Scales | Macro-Large Region
Meso: Medium Region
Micro-Small
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| Weather Variables often used today | Temperature & Precipitation
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| How did early greeks (Aristotle) classify Climate | Torrid, temperature and frigid
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| Tropical (A) Climates | High Temp Yr. Round
Near Equator
No winter season
64.4F/18C was the coldest
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| Af | Tropical Rainforest |
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| Aw | Dry winter tropical Savanna |
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| Am | Along coast with tropical monsoon |
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| Arid (B) Climates |
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| Thornwaite System | Classifying based on moisture
Used often by soil and water resource scientists, agriculturalists
Potential evaporation
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| Koppen System | Most widely used
Based on regional temperature and precipitation (Uses vegetation boundaries to create different categories)
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