- Rays from the sun
- There is more direct sunlight in contact with the earth in the equatorial regions which results in radiation and warmth.
- Albedo: refracted solar energy that bounces off the earth’s reflective surface and enters space. A snow covered mountain would absorb less radiation as its reflectivity would cause sun rays to bounce off of it
- Laps Rate: rate at which the temperature of the atmosphere lowers with higher altitudesex. Elevated mountains are cold. Flat deserts are hot.
5. Aspect: Compass direction of where a slope faces. The north side is a better area for plants.
6 The earth’s axis is tilted. When the axis tilts towards the sun, it is summer and as it tilts away from the sun, winter occurs.
7. Water has the higher albedo so it will take longer to heat up than less reflective land.
8. Because the parries are far away from water, the land absorbs the most heat and therefore has the capacity to be much warmer than coastal areas.
9. Water is cooled in the atlantic from arctic winds which results in higher salt concentration and density. As this stream of cold, dense water moves to the equator it is warmed. The gulf stream is the force that moves warm water from the Equator to the Atlantic.
10. The California Current runs past BC
11. Extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will result in the greenhouse affect, causing the earth to be warmer.
12. Convection: Vertical transport of atmospheric properties
13. Movement of air due to pressure difference in the atmosphere
14. Urban heat island: metropolitan area where man-made factors including land modification cause it to have a significantly warmer temperature.
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