climate and weather
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Climate and Weather. Today’s class. Map projection leftovers Air pressure and winds Climate comparisons Weather: hurricanes. Map projections. Project a round globe onto a flat surface Options? Stretch out some areas Cut out some areas Shrink some areas. Map projections. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Climate and Weather
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Today’s class
• Map projection leftovers• Air pressure and winds• Climate comparisons• Weather: hurricanes
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Map projections
• Project a round globe onto a flat surface
• Options?• Stretch out some areas• Cut out some areas• Shrink some areas
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Map projections
• Three properties to consider– Area (equal-area or equivalent)– Shape (conformal)– Distance (equidistant)– Choose two out of three
• How large an area?• Purpose of the map• Ulterior motives?
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Cylindrical projections
• Shapes are preserved• But not area!• Mercator projection• Deliberate
distortion?– Cold War– Colonialism
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Cylindrical projections: Gall- Peters
• Adjusting Mercator for a more “just” map • Also preserves
area• Distorts shape
differently
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Conic projections
• Best for hemispheres or small regions
• Area and shape only slightly distorted
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Planar projections
• Equidistant; good for navigation
• Only good for one hemisphere
• Distorts area, not shape
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Other projections• Based on more
complicated math
• Interrupted, oval, combination
Goode
Robinson
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Dymaxion
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Air pressure and winds
• Air is a fluid• Warmer air is less dense• Air moves from dense to less dense conditions• Ex.: Land-sea breezes
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Global air circulation
• Equator receives most insolation• Hot air rises, heads towards poles• Air becomes heavy and sinks at 30°N and S• Plus the Coriolis effect
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• Warmer air “holds” more water• Low pressure=warm air=precipitation• High pressure=cold air=dry air
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Ocean currents
• Follow same circular pattern (driven by wind)• Warm currents flow away from equator, pile up on
eastern shores– Gulf Stream, Brazil
• Cold currents flow towards equator, cause upwelling– Humboldt/Peru, California
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Climate classification
• Temperature and precipitation• Köppen classification system• Nine types, plus highlands
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Climate classification
• Form groups according to climate• Verify your answers• Look at South America: find a city or country
with your climate (Humid continental and subarctic/tundra, use North
America—why?)• Explain how insolation, global air circulation,
altitude, and land/water proximity make your place have the climate that it does
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Weather: hurricanes
• Start at low pressure centers• Warm air rises• Water evaporates with energy from sun
• With condensation, energy is released
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