How does water modify climate?

Answer 1

water make clouds and can change the humidity

Answer 2

Water modifies climate in many ways. As part of the water cycle, it is a vital component of the weather systems of earth. Also, water's physical characteristics help to modify temperature. It has the second highest specific heat capacity of any known compound, and a high heat of vaporization, thus acting like a buffer to high swings in temperature. Also, due to it's freezing point anomaly, water ice floats, insulating lake and ocean bottoms and allowing for a constant temperature.

Answer 3

The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. At about 30°W, 40°N, it splits in two, with the northern stream crossing to northern Europe and the southern stream recirculating off West Africa. The Gulf Stream influences the climate of the east coast of North America from Florida to Newfoundland, and the west coast of Europe.

Its extension toward Europe, called the North Atlantic Drift, makes Western Europe (and especially Northern European winters) considerably warmer than they otherwise would be. For example, in January, the temperature difference between coastal Norway and northern parts of continental Canada is approximately 30 °C on average, even though they are the same latitude.

The Gulf Stream is a western-intensified current, largely driven by the wind stress[1]; its extension, the North Atlantic Drift, is largely thermohaline circulation driven. Speculation that global warming might affect the thermohaline circulation, perhaps leading to relative cooling in Western Europe, often erroneously refers to the Gulf Stream, whereas it is the North Atlantic Drift which might be diminished by shutdown of the thermohaline circulation.

Answer 4

Water is, more or less, climate! The more water the more rain and humidity. The less water the less rain and humidity.

Oceans moderate temperature. Lakes cause areas to have more precipitation. Rivers and streams irrigate

Swamps cannot exist without water, likewise deserts would not be deserts if they were flowing with rivers.

Answer 5

Water is the only compound that can be a solid, a gas, a liquid, or a solid. since water is H2O , two hydrogen atoms and a oxygen atom. and the universe is 97% hydrogen, then i would say that it has a big play on global weather. water is essential to life on this planet. the sun is the second factor, and the wind will be the third.

Answer 6

Once you get the scientific answer, take into consideration the ice melt due to global warming and it's subsequent dilusion of salt water and what effects that is leading to. You should wind up at the potential for an ice age.

Answer 7

It cools the climate.

Answer 8

Water vapor is the strongest greenhouse gas on our planet.

Answer 9

it doesn't