Climatology

PJHS WEATHER STATION

WORLD CLIMATE DATA

US CLIMATE DATA

REMINDERS (containing HW, offers, alerts, etc.) FROM REMIND.COM ARE ONE LEVEL UP AT THE MAIN EARTH SCIENCE PAGE

Below, you will find an outline with readings, test/quiz dates, and downloadables such as question packets and answer keys.

UNIT - CLIMATOLOGY-   

Materials required: Question Packets w/Keys, Notes, Textbook, Access to videos below

Reference Tables: Pages 1, 4, 12, 13, 14

OUTLINE

GENERAL CLIMATE FACTORS

CLIMOGRAPHS

• Latitude

• Prevailing Winds 

              CORIOLIS EFFECT/FORCE  - Winds curve to the right in the N. Hemisphere

 and curve to the left in the S. Hemisphere

• Nearness to Water

• Ocean Currents

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• Orographic Effect

CLIMATE PATTERNS    

• Warming Periods

• Cooling Periods - Ice Ages

• El Nino & La Nina

Lake Effect Snow

Volcanoes Impact on Climate

Monsoons