Climate and specific heat
Climate
Climate represents the dynamics of all meteorological phenomens in atmosphere from a particular place or region on the globe for a very long period of time.
Heat
Heat is a scalar physical quantity that characterizes a process (the opposite for temperature which characterizes the state of heating)
and represents the form in which energy is transmitted between bodies with different temperatures, in thermal contact.
The specific heat
The specific heat of a substance is the numerical physical quantity equal to the heat required per unit mass of that substance, to vary the temperature by one degree Kelvin. For a substance to increase its temperature, a certain amount of energy is needed. This amount of energy must be given in the form of heat. This is what is called heat specific. Also known as capacity of the specific heat.
The specific heat of water is almost always used as an example. Meaning the amount of energy needed to be able to heat water by one degree in its temperature. We know that if 4182 joules of energy are transferred to a kilogram of water that is at temperature room, that amount of water will increase its temperature by one degree. So we can say the value of the specific heat of water is equal to 4182 joules per kilogram and degree.
The influence of the specific heat
The influence of the specific heat of water on the climate is explained by the fact that having a high value water can minimize changes in temperature, which especially helps with regulating the weather and climate in general. For example, the specific heat of water is about five times higher than the specific heat of sand. Earth is cooling faster than the ocean from the moment the sun sets and the water that cools can slowly release the heat to the nearby earth during the night.
Due to a more inert ocean,the daily seasonal temperature fluctuations of the earth are not as great as they would be in the absence of seas and oceans. That is, in the cold season the water warms the earth, and in the warm season it get cold Of course, this influence is most visible in the areas of coast, but on a global average, it affects the entire planet. Meaning that in the cold season the water warms the earth and in the warm season the water cools it. Of course, this influence is most visible in the areas of coast, but on a global average, it affects the entire planet.