Weather & Climate

Description

Weather & climate notes
Alessandro Farace
Mind Map by Alessandro Farace, updated more than 1 year ago
Alessandro Farace
Created by Alessandro Farace over 10 years ago
104
1

Resource summary

Weather & Climate
  1. Rainfall types
    1. Relief
      1. Frontal
        1. Convectional
        2. Factors affecting UK
          1. Latitude
            1. Places closer to equator are Warmer due to Earths curvature.
            2. North Atlantic Drift
              1. Warm West coast thanks to Gulf Steam
              2. Prevailing Winds
                1. Goes over warm air during Winter
                  1. Goes over Cold and Damp air during Summer
                  2. Altidude
                    1. Temperatures Decrease by 1'C every 100m
                    2. Distance from the Sea
                      1. Colder in summer, Warmer in Winter
                        1. Water takes longer to heat... and cool
                      2. Micro Climates SSABN
                        1. Shelter
                          1. Surface
                            1. Aspect
                              1. Buildings
                                1. Natural physical features
                                Show full summary Hide full summary

                                Similar

                                GCSE History – Social Impact of the Nazi State in 1945
                                Ben C
                                Bay of Pigs Invasion : April 1961
                                Alina A
                                The Berlin Crisis
                                Alina A
                                Ionic Bondic Flashcards.
                                anjumn10
                                Forces and their effects
                                kate.siena
                                GCSE Biology - Homeostasis and Classification Flashcards
                                Beth Coiley
                                Acids, Bases and Salts
                                asramanathan
                                Weimar Revision
                                Tom Mitchell
                                Biology Revision - Y10 Mock
                                Tom Mitchell
                                Hitler and the Nazi Party (1919-23)
                                Adam Collinge
                                Conferences of the Cold War
                                Alina A