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Basic climatology

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Karabo Mokhothu
Karabo Mokhothu

Wanna know more about the earth you live in? Learn more about the basic concepts of climatology with these slides.

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CLIMATOLOGY PHOTO BY OLYMPUS SP590UZ, PIXABAY / CC BY 2.0
CONTENTS BACKGROUND ELEMENTS FACTORS INDICES
BACKGROUND Climate: from the Greek word klima, meaning inclination or slope altitude (height above sea-level) Climate is described as the prevailing atmospheric conditions of an area persisting for the longest time, usually a period of 30 years. Weather is only the atmospheric conditions of an area for a short period of time, i.e days and weeks. A person who studies climatology is called a climatologist.
ELEMENTS OF CLIMATE. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Temperature Precipitation Wind Humidity
FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE Distance from the equator Distance from the sea Ocean currents Altitude This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
INDICES LOOK IN THE SLIDE NOTES BELOW FOR TOPICS TO CONSIDER TALKING ABOUT PHOTO BY NOAA / PUBLIC DOMAIN
WORKS CITED Denesia, M. (2016) Climatology. Available online from /MerlynH/climatology-65434880 (Accessed 02 September 2018) Kumar, R. (2016) Climatology elements and factors. Available online from /RohitKumar79/1-climatology-factors-and-elements (Accessed 02 September 2018) Hadi, G. (2013) Climatology. Available online from /GhassanHadi/climatology-29438759 (Accessed 02 September 2018) Seedat, T. (2015) Climatology. Available online from /TasneemSeedat/climatology-53393073 (Accessed 03 September 2018) Patel, P. (2016) Climatology. Available online from /PPatel3/climatology-58333533 (03 September 2018)

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Basic climatology

  • 1. CLIMATOLOGY PHOTO BY OLYMPUS SP590UZ, PIXABAY / CC BY 2.0
  • 3. BACKGROUND Climate: from the Greek word klima, meaning inclination or slope altitude (height above sea-level) Climate is described as the prevailing atmospheric conditions of an area persisting for the longest time, usually a period of 30 years. Weather is only the atmospheric conditions of an area for a short period of time, i.e days and weeks. A person who studies climatology is called a climatologist.
  • 4. ELEMENTS OF CLIMATE. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Temperature Precipitation Wind Humidity
  • 5. FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE Distance from the equator Distance from the sea Ocean currents Altitude This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
  • 6. INDICES LOOK IN THE SLIDE NOTES BELOW FOR TOPICS TO CONSIDER TALKING ABOUT PHOTO BY NOAA / PUBLIC DOMAIN
  • 7. WORKS CITED Denesia, M. (2016) Climatology. Available online from /MerlynH/climatology-65434880 (Accessed 02 September 2018) Kumar, R. (2016) Climatology elements and factors. Available online from /RohitKumar79/1-climatology-factors-and-elements (Accessed 02 September 2018) Hadi, G. (2013) Climatology. Available online from /GhassanHadi/climatology-29438759 (Accessed 02 September 2018) Seedat, T. (2015) Climatology. Available online from /TasneemSeedat/climatology-53393073 (Accessed 03 September 2018) Patel, P. (2016) Climatology. Available online from /PPatel3/climatology-58333533 (03 September 2018)

Editor's Notes

  • #7: Consider talking about: El Ni単oSouthern Oscillation MaddenJulian oscillation North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) Northern Annular Mode (NAM) or Arctic oscillation (AO) Northern Pacific (NP) Index Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) Interdecadal Pacific oscillation (IPO)