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Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Physical Geography Physical Geography Global Climate Systems Global Climate Systems GEOGRAPHY 1710 GEOGRAPHY 1710 DAVI D R. SALLEE DAVI D R. SALLEE Global Climate Systems Climate Global Climate Systems Climate � Earth � Earth’ ’s Climate System and I ts s Climate System and I ts � Climate is weather over time � Climate is weather over time Classification Classification � � Climatology is the study of climate Climatology is the study of climate � Tropical Climates (A) Tropical Climates (A) � � Climatic regions are areas with Climatic regions are areas with � � Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B) � Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B) similar weather statistics similar weather statistics � Mesothermal Climates (C) Mesothermal Climates (C) � � Microthermal � Microthermal Climates (D) Climates (D) � Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E) � � Global Climate Change � Global Climate Change Earth’ ’s Climate System s Climate System Earth’ Earth ’s Climate System s Climate System Earth and I ts Classification and I ts Classification � � Climate Components: I nsolation, Climate Components: I nsolation, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, Temperature, Pressure, Air Masses, and Precipitation and Precipitation � � Classification of Climatic Regions Classification of Climatic Regions � � The K The Kö öppen Climate Classification ppen Climate Classification System System � � Global Climate Patterns Global Climate Patterns 1

Worldwide Average Worldwide Average Climate Relationships Climate Relationships Preciptiation Preciptiation Figure 10.2 Figure 10.3 Generalized Climate Generalized Climate Kö öppen Climate ppen Climate K Regions Regions Classification Classification � � Empirical system Empirical system � � Began with heat zones in 1884 Began with heat zones in 1884 � I ncluded plant communities in I ncluded plant communities in � 1900 1900 � Published first wall map in 1928 Published first wall map in 1928 � Kö öppen Classification ppen Classification K Kö öppen ppen’ ’s Climate s Climate K Criteria Criteria Classifications Classifications � Average monthly temperatures Average monthly temperatures � � � Tropical Climates (A) Tropical Climates (A) � Average monthly precipitation Average monthly precipitation � � Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B) � Dry Arid and Semiarid Climates (B) � � Total annual precipitation Total annual precipitation � Mesothermal Climates (C) � Mesothermal Climates (C) � Microthermal Microthermal Climates (D) Climates (D) � � Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E) � 2

Tropical Climates (A) Tropical Climates (A) Tropical Climates (A) Tropical Climates (A) � � Tropical Rain Forest Climates ( Tropical Rain Forest Climates ( Af Af) ) � � Tropical Monsoon Climates (Am) Tropical Monsoon Climates (Am) � � Tropical Savanna Climates (Aw) Tropical Savanna Climates (Aw) Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Dry, Arid, and Semiarid Climates (B) Climates (B) Climates (B) Climates (B) � � Desert Characteristics Desert Characteristics � Hot Low Hot Low - -Latitude Desert Climates Latitude Desert Climates � ( BWh BWh) ) ( � � Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates Cold Midlatitude Desert Climates ( BWk BWk) ) ( � � Hot Low Hot Low - -Latitude Steppe Climates Latitude Steppe Climates ( BSh ( BSh) ) � Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates Cold Midlatitude Steppe Climates � ( ( BSk BSk) ) Mesothermal Climates Mesothermal Climates (C) (C) � Humid Subtropical Hot Humid Subtropical Hot- -Summer Summer � Climates ( Cfa Climates ( Cfa, Cwa) , Cwa) � Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb, Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb, � Cfc) Cfc) � Mediterranean Dry Mediterranean Dry- -Summer Summer � Dry, Arid, Dry, Arid, Climates (Csa, Csb Climates (Csa, Csb) ) or Semiarid or Semiarid 3

Mesothermal Climates Mesothermal Climates Mediterranean Climates Mediterranean Climates (C) (Cs) (C) (Cs) Figure 10.16 Microthermal Climates (D) Climates (D) Microthermal Microthermal Climates (D) Climates (D) Microthermal � Humid Continental Hot � Humid Continental Hot- -Summer Summer Climates ( Climates ( Dfa Dfa, , Dwa Dwa) ) � � Humid Continental Mild Humid Continental Mild- -Summer Summer Climates ( Dfb Climates ( Dfb, , Dwb Dwb) ) � � Subarctic Subarctic Climates ( Climates ( Dfc Dfc, , Dwc Dwc, , Dwd) Dwd) Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E) Polar Climates (E) � Tundra Climate Tundra Climate (ET) (ET) � � I ce Cap Climate I ce Cap Climate (EF) (EF) � 4