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what are the 5 climate controls?

2007-10-17 14:48:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment Global Warming

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I've always thought there were 6 climate controls, perhaps you've been taught differently.

LATITUDE
Latitude is a fundamental control on every climate. It affects temperature by influencing the seasonal range in solar intensity. It influences precipitation in as much as evaporation is temperature dependent.

PROXIMITY TO WATER
Because land heats and cools faster and more intensely than water, continental locations have a larger seasonal temperature range than maritime locations. Maritime locations often have more precipitation because of their proximity to a large moisture source.

GEOGRAPHIC POSITION (LAND / OCEAN)
Proximity to a large body of water isn't enough. Prevailing winds determine the influence that body has on local climate

ALTITUDE
Temperature generally decreases with altitude (lapse rate).

OCEAN CURRENTS
Sea-surface temperature influences air temperature as the ocean exchanges heat with the overlying atmosphere. It also influences evaporation rates which are generally higher where sea-surface temperature is higher.

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
The Earth's average pressure patterns and resulting winds influence climate patterns by advecting temperature and moisture, causing areas of surface convergence and divergence and by influencing midlatitude storm tracks.

2007-10-21 14:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0 0

eeeeeh
your question is a bit limited.
in which direction
against cold


double glazing
insulated roofs
spiral radiant heaters
plant lots of trees and build niches
have the Sun touch an inside wall which will absorb the heat

or against heat
paint the roof white
create a draft from the lowest to the highest point in the house
put vines on trellises around the house
plant trees around the house

2007-10-17 17:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3 1

YOU DIDN'T GIVE ENOUGH INFORMATION IN YOUR QUESTION. CANNOT ANSWER.

2007-10-19 11:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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