climate

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  • refers to day-to-day atmospheric
    weather
  • average weather condition prevailing in a given area over a longer period of time.

    climate
  • distance from the equator, and the closer the region is to the equator, the more energy it gets from the sun.

    Latitude
  • refers to the wind direction a particular area or region experiences most frequently.

    prevailing winds
  • also called as the polar Hedley cells. these are dry, cold winds that blow from high located between 60% and 90%, latitude of nouthern and southern poles.

    polar easterlies
  • west going east in the middle latitudes

    westerlies
  • these are subtropical latitudes found between 30% and 35% both north and south of the equator
    horse latitude
  • east to west near the equator.
    trade winds
  • near the equator with light ocean currents and winds.
    doldrums
    • wet - tropical - dry
    • seldon rain - dry - very hot summer
    • cool winter - temperate - warm summer
    • cool winter - contencntat - hot summer
    • very cold - polar - cool summer
  • what is the climate in the philippines?
    tropical
  • the coolest month
    january
  • warmest month
    may
  • the average humidity
    • 71% march
    • 85% september
  • refers to climatic conditions in localized areas near earth's surface. it is also change of climate.

    microclimate
  • the climate inside the building or an airplane as compared with that of the outside is called

    crypto climate
  • dry month november to april and wet month from may to october
    Type 1
  • no dry season Nov-April
    Type 2
  • relatively dry Nov-april
    Type 3
  • everly distributed
    Type 4