Climates can be classified according to the average and the typical ranges of different variables, most commonly temperature and precipitation. The Bergeron and Spatial Synoptic Classification systems focus on the origin of air masses that define the climate of a region.
The Bergeron and Spatial Synoptic Classification systems focus on the origin of air masses that define the climate of a region. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, and altitude, as well as nearby water bodies and their currents.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) describes climate “normals” as “reference points used by climatologists to compare current climatological trends to that of the past or what is considered ‘normal’. A Normal is defined as the arithmetic average of a climate element (e.g. temperature) over a 30-year period. A 30 year period is used, as it is long enough to filter out any interannual variation or anomalies, but also short enough to be able to show longer climatic trends.”
Alterations in the quantity of atmospheric greenhouse gases determines the amount of solar energy retained by the planet, leading to global warming or global cooling. The variables which determine climate are numerous and the interactions complex, but there is general agreement that the broad outlines are understood, at least insofar as the determinants of historical climate change are concerned.
The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, and altitude, as well as nearby water bodies and their currents. Climates can be classified according to the average and the typical ranges of different variables, most commonly temperature and precipitation. The Bergeron and Spatial Synoptic Classification systems focus on the origin of air masses that define the climate of a region.
A Normal is defined as the arithmetic average of a climate element (e.g. temperature) over a 30-year period. A 30 year period is used, as it is long enough to filter out any interannual variation or anomalies, but also short enough to be able to show longer climatic trends.” Alterations in the quantity of atmospheric greenhouse gases determines the amount of solar energy retained by the planet.
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