GG140: The Atmosphere, The Ocean, and Environmental Change
Lecture 17 - Seasons and Climate. There are several factors that impact climate on Earth. Different areas on Earth have different climates depending on factors such as their latitude and surrounding terrain. Maps of annual average precipitation illustrate
these variations in climate. Continentality also affects climate based on the ability to change temperatures on land versus in the oceans and also the imbalance of land mass between the northern and southern hemispheres. Seasonality is a dominant factor in climate.
It is controlled by the amount of solar insolation received at the Earth's surface, which varies in time due to the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis.
(from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 17 - Seasons and Climate |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Climate Definition |
| [00:02:55] | 2. Latitudinal Climate Variations |
| [00:14:10] | 3. Orographic Precipitation |
| [00:20:18] | 4. Continentality |
| [00:26:39] | 5. Ocean Currents and Climate |
| [00:28:39] | 6. Biome |
| [00:30:13] | 7. Seasonality |
| [00:31:46] | 8. Effects of the Earth's Rotation around the Sun |
| [00:46:32] | 9. Seasonal Zone Shifts |
| References |
| Lecture 17 - Seasons and Climate Instructor: Professor Ronald B Smith. Resources: Credit List [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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