BISL 04-Weather and Climate

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Contents PHOTOGRAPH ON PAGE 1 Tornado during an electrical storm, in Oklahoma, 1973 Page 6 Climatology Page 18 Surface Factors P ...

T he flutter of a butterfly's wings in Brazil can unleash a tornado in Florida.” That was the conclusion arrived at in 1972 by E ...

Climatology GLOBAL EQUILIBRIUM 8- PURE AIR10- ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS 12- COLLISION 14- COLORS IN THE SKY 16- SATELLITE IMAGE In th ...

8 CLIMATOLOGY WEATHER AND CLIMATE 9 Global Equilibrium T he Sun's radiation delivers a large amount of energy, which propels the ...

Pure Air 10 C L IMA T O LOGY WEATHER AND CLIMATE 11 T he atmosphere is the mass of air thatenvelops the surface of the Earth. It ...

12 CLIMATOLOGY WEATHER AND CLIMATE 13 Masses of cold air descend and prevent clouds from forming. CORIOLIS FORCE The Coriolis ef ...

FRANCE GERMANY BELARUS POLAND Bonn UKRAINE Prague Kraków Kiev Collision 14 CLIMATOLOGY WEATHER AND CLIMATE 15 Cool air Cool air ...

16 CLIMATOLOGY WEATHER AND CLIMATE 17 Colors in the Sky A natural spectacle of incomparable beauty, the auroras are produced aro ...

MONSOONS 28- GOOD FORTUNE AND CATASTROPHE 30- THE ARRIVAL OF EL NIÑO 32- THE EFFECTS OF EL NIÑO 34- Surface Factors A mong meteo ...

WATER AVAILABILITY (cubic feet [cu m] per capita/year) Less than 60,000 cu ft (1,700 cu m) 60,000-175,000 cu ft (1,700-5,000 cu ...

Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean antic ean NorthE quatorialCountercu rren t SouthE quato rialCurrent Wester nAu stra liaC urr en t W e ...

The Effect of the Andes Mountains HUMID WINDS In the mountains, the predominant winds are moisture-laden and blow in the dir ...

+ALBEDO - -ENERGYABSORBED 80% RECENT SNOW 75% THICK CLOUDS 50% LIGHT CLOUDS 3-5% WATER (WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH) 25% WET SAND 15% A ...

T he strong humid winds that usually affect the tropical zone are called monsoons, an Arabic word meaning “seasonal winds.” Duri ...

30 SURFACE FACTORS WEATHER AND CLIMATE 31 T he monsoons are a climatic phenomenon governing the life and the economy of one of t ...