UGA GEOG1111 Chapter 8

Tundra Climates

________ (ET)- Snow cover 8- 10 months, little window for plant growth, global warming.

Ice Cap Climates

________ (EF)- most of Antarctica, Greenland, North Pole.

Tropical Climates

________ (A)- 19 % of earth, located between the tropics.

Climate Components

Insolation, Temperature, Air Pressure, Air Masses, & Atmospheric Moisture

Tropical Climates (A)

19% of earth, located between the tropics

Tropical Rain Forest (Af)

Constantly warm and moist, water surplus, nutrient poor soils

Tropical Monsoon Climates (Am)

Dry season longer than 1 month, in coastal regions

Tropical Savannah Climates (Aw)

Poleward of Af climates, longer dry season, grassland

Mesothermal Climates (C)

13% of earth, we live in one

Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Climates (Cfa, Cwa)

Moist all year, winter dry period, hot summer

Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb, Cfc)

Mild winter, cool summers, unusually mild for latitude, wet

Mediterranean Dry-Summer Climates (Csa, Csb)

Subtropical high pressure limits precipitation

Microthermal Climates (D)

25% of Earth, long cold winters, some summer warmth

Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates (Dfa, Dwa)

dry winter

Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates (Dfb, Dwb)

Cooler summers, < ppt than Dfa & Dwa

Subarctic Climates (Dfc, Dwc, Dwd)

greater seasonal change, short growing season

Polar Climates (E)

13% of Earth, avg

Tundra Climates (ET)

Snow cover 8-10 months, little window for plant growth, global warming

Ice Cap Climates (EF)

most of Antarctica, Greenland, North Pole

Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Climates (B)

30% of surface, 15-30 N/S

Hot Low-Latitude Desert Climates (BWh)

Western side of continents

Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates (BWk)

Southern border of Russia, Gobi Desert, etc

Hot Low-Latitude Steppe Climates (BSh)

Periphery of hot deserts

Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates (BSk)

Occur poleward of 30N