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2.2 Fluid Environments

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Climate is....   Average weather over period of 30+ years  
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Areas of zonal distribution are....(6)   Polar, temperate, equatorial, mediterranian, dry topics, wet tropics  
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Zonal distribution doesnt work because....(3)   Rotating globe complicates circulation, Uneven distribution of land and sea, complications of orography  
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Earth's climate system is unique beause...   mainly having H2O in all 3 states  
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The Earth rotates every year on the.....   plane of the ecliptic  
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Earths orbit is.....   elliptical  
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When Earth is closest to sun...   perihelion  
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When Earth is furthers from the sun.....   aphelion  
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Rotates on axis which is.....   23.5 degrees off verticle, which points at Polaris all year  
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Important dates....   2 solstices 2 equinoxes  
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Solar intensity is greatest at....   sub-solar point  
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Precession....   axis "wobbles" like spinning top (24 ka cycle) effect which hemisthere has perhelion  
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Precession proposed by   Milankovitch 1920  
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Greenhouse gasses are....   transparent to short wave but absorb long wave, amoujnts to 33+ K  
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Greenhouse gas compositions are....   66% H2O, 33% carbon dioxide  
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The termal structure of earths atmosphere.....(TSMT)   Troposhere (<, 12km), Stratoshpete (> cause of ozone, 50km), Mesosphere (<, 85km) Thermoshpere(>)  
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Changing H20 requires.....   reuires energy or releases energy (latent heat)  
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The hydrologic cycle is.....   the movement of H20 around the system  
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