GEO 121 1st Edition Lecture 29Outline of Last Lecture I. Exam DayOutline of Current Lecture II. Climate Typesa. Tropicalb. Aridc. Humid Mesothermald. Humid Microthermale. Polarf. HighlandsCurrent LectureClimate Types1. A- Humid Tropicala. Af (Philippines) , Am (Bangladesh), Aw (Northern Australia)i. f- Moist with adequate precipitation in all months and no dry season. Rainforestii. m- Rainforest climate in spite of short, dry season in monsoon type cycle. Monsooniii. w- there is a dry season in the winter of the respective hemisphere (low-sun season). Savanna 2. B- Arida. BSh (Saudi Arabia), BSk (South-Central Canada) , BWh (Iran), BWk (Mongolia) i. s- There is a dry season in the summer of the respective hemisphere (high-sun season). BSh: hot steppe climate. BSk: cold steppe climate (Russia)ii. w- there is a dry season in the winter of the respective hemisphere (low-sun season) BWh: hot desert. BWk: cold desertiii. h- Dry-hot with a mean annual temperature over 18°C (64°F) in B climates onlyiv. k- Dry-cold with a mean annual temperature under 18°C (64°F) in B climates only 2. C- Humid Mesothermala. Csa (Coastal California), Csb (Southwest Africa), Cfa (Northern Argentina), Cfb (New Zealand), Cfc (Southern Chile) (Marine Cfb and Cfc)i. s- there is a dry season in the summer of the respective hemisphere (high-sun season)ii. f- moist with adequate precipitation in all months ad no dry seasoniii. a- Hot summers where the warmest month is over 22°C (72 °F) C&D climates only iv. b- Warm summer with the warmest month below 22°C (72 °F) C&D climatesv. c- Cool, short summers with less than 4 months over 10°C (50°F) C&D climates2. D- Humid Microthermal a. Dfa (mid-west U.S) , Dwa (North Korea), Dfb (New England), Dwb (Eastern Europe), Dfc (Canada), Dfd (Northern Eurasia), Dwc, DwdThese 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.i. f- moist with adequate precipitation in all months and no dry season, below 32 degrees Fii. w- there is a dry season in the winter of the respective hemisphere (low-sun season)iii. a- Hot summers where the warmest month is over 22°C (72 °F) C&D climates onlyiv. b- Warm summer with the warmest month below 22°C (72 °F) C&D climatesv. c- Cool, short summers with less than 4 months over 10°C (50°F) C&D climatesvi. d- Very cold winters with only the coldest month below -38°C (-36°F) D climates only2. E- Polara. ET (Greenland), EF (Antarctica)2. H-
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