D Climates 331

D climate coldest month

< 0 c

D climate warmest month

> 10 C

D climates are located only in

N hemi

Dxb warmest mo

< 22C

Dxa warmest month

> 22 C

F means

constantly moist

Where is Dfa/b climates

US, canada, east of steppe, south of 50 N, eastern europe, Sweden, ukraine

Dfa/b means

humid continental, precip year around

Europe and asia are almost exclusively _ due to continentality

B

Asia is the only place with

Dwa/b

Dwa/b locations

Northeast china, korea, northern Japan

Why are D climates not found in the S. Hemisphere?

No large landmasses at these lats, oceans dominate (mod temps), not cold enough for <0C coldest month requirement

explain difference between DFx and DWx climates

DFx = precipitation year around, DWx = strong seasonal precipitation pattern

w =

dry winter

D climate wx

four seasons, hot warm summers, cool/cold winters

Precip Dfa/b

summer peak

Dwa/b precipitation

summer pear, dry winter

why when its cold does water condense

when its cold, less water can exist as vapor, cold air cannot hold much moisture.

Szn of mud and why does it occur when it does

spring, ground may still be frozen, water cant infiltrate. snowmelt

vegetation in Dfa/b

temperate mized forest, sufficient energy/water, adapted for snow, increasing needleleaf evergreen w/ lat or elevation

Dfc vegetation

Needleleaf evergreen forest (boreal/taiga). evergreen: summer too short, needleleaf

needleleaf protects against

fire, ice, snow

Dwc/d means

subarctic dry winter, subarctic monsoon

where is Dwc/d

NE Russia (highly continental)

Dfc locations

alaska, N. Canada, northern scandinavia, Yellowknife

Dfc has long and ___ winters, and short ___

cold, summers

Precip in Dfc

yr round 12-20” (dry)

Water in Dfc

frozen much of year, summer DEF

Canada’s most costly nat. dis.

wildfire, 2016 fort Mcmurray 9.9Bil

Why is canada wildfire szn longer and more severe?

warmer spring temps, increases PE, and soil DEF, add any drought or warm period = trouble