WEATHER AND CLIMATE

WEATHER VS CLIMATE
The difference between weather and climate is a
measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the
atmosphere are over a short period of time, and
climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over
relatively long periods of time.


ASTRONOMICAL FACTORS
The orbit of the Earth and its consequences.
WEATHER ELEMENTS
TEMPERATURE

HUMIDITY

RAINFALL

WIND

PRESSURE
TEMPERATURE
It is a numerical measure of hot and cold.


FACTORS AFFECTING TEMPERATURE
LATITUDE
LATITUDE
ALBEDO
Its is the reflection coefficient. It is the fraction of
solar energy reflected from the Earth back into space
DISTANCE FROM THE SEA

Same latitude, differences between continental or maritime
OCEAN CURRENTS
GULF STREAM
GULF STREAM
OCEAN CURRENTS
ALTITUDE


ASPECT. NORTH AND SOUTH FACES
Monte perdido North Face
Monte Perdido South Face