Lecture 8

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Leah Laceste

Cards (10)

  • Climatic Controls

    • Geographic and topographic setting
    • Air streams or air masses
    • Linear systems
    • Tropical cyclones
    • Thunderstorms
    • Semi-permanent cyclones and anticyclones
    • Ocean currents
  • Geographic and Topographic Setting
    • 5 to 21° N
    • 118 to 121° E
    • Archipelago
  • Air Streams

    • NE Monsoon (Amihan) (Dec-Jan)
    • North Pacific Trades (Mar-May)
    • SW Monsoon (Habagat) (Aug)
    • South Pacific Trades (May-Jul)
    • Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
    • Fronts (Cold Front, Warm Front)
  • Tropical Cyclone

    • Eye
    • Eyewall
    • Spiral Rain Band
    • Rain Free Area
  • Tropical Cyclone Categories

    • Tropical depression (TD) (Wind Speed: 39 – 61 kph, Duration: 36 hrs)
    • Tropical storm (TS) (Wind Speed: 62 – 88 kph, Duration: 24 hrs)
    • Severe Tropical Storm (STS) (Wind Speed: 89 – 117 kph, Duration: 18 hrs)
    • Typhoon (TY) (Wind Speed: 118 – 184 kph, Duration: 12 hrs)
    • Super Typhoon (STY) (Wind Speed: > 185 kph, Duration: 12 hrs)
  • Modified Coronas Climate Classification
    • Type I
    • Type II
    • Type III
    • Type IV
  • Dry month

    If average monthly rainfall < 50 mm or if > 50 mm but preceded by 3 or more dry months
  • Wet month

    If > 50 mm of rain
  • Wettest areas (> 4000 mm annual rainfall)
  • Driest areas