Lecture 8 Monday, June 16, 2008 Chapter 8 • Fronts o Cold fronts o Warm fronts • Midlatitude Cyclonic Systems o Cyclogenesis o Open stage o Occluded stage o Dissolving stage • Violent Weather o Tornadoes o Tropical Cyclones Chapter 10 • Climate Components o Relationships • Köppen Climate Classification o Criteria o Benefits & Drawbacks• Global Climate Systems (Köppen-Geiger Climate System) o Earth’s Climate System and Its Classification o Tropical Climates (A) o Mesothermal Climates (C) o Microthermal Climates (D) o Polar Climates (E) o Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates
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