GGS 101- Köppen Climate Terms

holocene

10,000 years ago began a period of warming where continental and mountain glaciers receded, ecological zones spread north and south

IPCC

intergovernmental panel on climate change, predicts global temp increase of 2 c

global environmental changes

loss of ozone, decrease in biodiversity, change in freshwater supply, urbanization, and changes in food production systems

weather vs climate

weather: immediate state of atmosphere in a given place

climate: aggregate, total record of weather conditions over a long period of time

koppen-geiger climatic regions

A climate: equatorial and tropical

B climate: dry

C climate: temperate

D climate: cold

E climates: frigid, polar

H climate: highlands

A climate

high precipitation and temperatures

Af: tropical rainforest

Aw: tropical savanna

Am: tropical monsoon

B climate

low percipitation w/ varying temperatures

Bs: semiarid

Bw: arid

C climate

mid lat with no temperature extremes

Cf: no dry season

Cw: dry season in winter

Cs: dry season in summer

D climate

continental with temperature extremes

Df: no dry season

Dw: dry season in winter

E climate

high lat with large temperature ranges

Et: tundra

Ef: ice

H climate

highland climate, high altitudes with large temperature ranges