Reading:
A&B: Ch 3
Temperature
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I. Distinction between Temperature and Energy
II. Air Temperature
Sensible Heat Flux
Radiation Balance
III. Geographic Controls of Temperature
Latitude
Differential heating of land and water
Ocean Currents
Altitude and Elevation
Geographic Position
IV. Cycles of Air Temperature
Annual Cycle
Seasonal Cycle
V. Wind Chill
GLOBAL TEMPERATURE PATTERNS
- How to get actual data Links to NCDC/NOAA data sources - many options - to obtain data from around the world, generate maps etc. Explore!
- Map of current land, sea and cloud temperatures
- Map of sea surface temperatures[ocean currents]
- Generate maps of mean, maximumand minimum temperatures using the electronic climatic atlas. Select a statistic (monthly, seasonal, annual), the variable, the plot area (latitude/longitude limits), time period, and display option (fill/shade gives the clearest maps).
- U.S. recent high and low temperatures
- US Heat Index : Station values of heat index plotted on US map
- US Wind Chill Index : Station values of wind chill index of heat index plotted on US map
EL NINO
- Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions : Links to many sites about El-Nino from U. Illinois
- NOAA's El Nino resource page (lots of links to sites)