GEOG 101 1st Edition Lecture 14Outline of Last Lecture Weather ContinuedI. Supercell Thunderstorm II. Monsoon ThunderstormsIII. Tropical CyclonesClimateI. 6 componentsII. 6 Primary climate regionsIII. Hypothetical Climate Continent modeli. Subtropical climateii. Mid-latitude climateOutline of Current Lecture I. Temperature RegimeII. Climate ChangeCurrent LectureI. Temperature Regime1. Latitude is the strongest determinate in temperature regime.2. Elevation is second.3. Maritime locations have milder temperature regimes. Maritime vs. Continental: Maritime is less seasonal because water absorbs and releases heat more slowly than land.II. Climate Change-What is climate change?-Statistically significant change in average weather conditions over the long term.-There is natural variability in climate-local vs global-natural “pollution” ex. A volcanic eruption-Periodic anomalies-Long-term processes-Climates do not change in the same direction at the same rate (like weather does-“Global Warming” may mean cooling for some locationsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-It is evidenced over the very long term of Geological time-There is very long term variability in the Earth system-Key paleoclimate sources-Glacial/interglacial cycles characterized climate in the Pleistocene period.-Climate varied in the Holocene period but stayed warm.-Multiple data sources show that human-produced greenhouse gases are the cause of recent climate
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