Chapter 5 Questions for Thought 1. Explain the reasoning behind the wintertime expression‚ “Clear moon‚ frost soon”? On clear‚ calm nights‚ objects and the earth surface cools off by emitting infrared radiation. This cooling effect is more rapid on clear night than cloudy nights since there is no clouds to emit back to the surface. Hence the phrase “clear moon‚ frost soon”. The cool surface is then mixed with air above it‚ which will eventually cool to the dew point and water vapor will appear
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Pakistan Journal of Meteorology Vol. 9‚ Issue 17: Jul 2012 Rainfall Trends in Different Climate Zones of Pakistan Salma‚ S.1‚ S. Rehman1‚ M. A. Shah2 Abstract In this paper‚ the study was conducted across the country to assess the rainfall trend in different climate zones of Pakistan over the past three decades. For this purpose dataset comprising 30 years for the period 1976 to 2005 were acquired from 30 meteorological observatories from different parts of the country. The whole data was
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EUROPEAN WEATHER DERIVATIVES This paper concentrates on where the future of the weather derivatives market may lie‚ where the new applications may be situated and what will be the main drivers of the market size. We realise that some of the applications are not currently available or commercially viable at present but take the view that‚ if demand is sufficient‚ they will become available given time. In fact‚ one of the likely drivers of demand is the rate of change in the European climate. To this
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global temperature has attributed to global warming‚ which became one of the major issues towards the end of 20th century. It is said to increase over the next hundred years and even greater increase is expected in Indian sub continent. Torrential rainfall and cloud outburst generate very high magnitude of flash floods in the mountain regions of the Himalayas during rainy season. During the last few years such uneven occurrences have occurred frequently in northern part of India particularly in some
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Climate is a measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature‚ humidity‚ atmospheric pressure‚ wind‚ precipitation‚ atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time. Climate is different from weather‚ in that weather only describes the short-term conditions of these variables in a given region. A region’s climate is generated by the climate system‚ which has five components: atmosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ cryosphere‚ land surface‚ and biosphere
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the east of the state differs from the west. The western side from the Olympic Peninsula receives much more rainfall than the eastern side‚ but the eastern areas receive more snowfall. In the state of Oregon‚ the high desert is located east of the Cascades. The Alvord Desert is dry and arid relative to the western part of Oregon. Annually‚ this region only gets about 15 inches of rainfall‚ but the Desert only gets about 7 inches a year. This desert was caused by the rain shadow of a mountain and
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from season to season but interaction always remains‚ it may be to a lesser degree. This is true even for human beings. Now with advancement in technology we are comfortable in all seasons but it was not the case before. In countries where there is snowfall‚ people had to store food to tide them over the entire winter. The concept of freezers‚ heaters‚ etc was not known. We have already discussed the classification of abiotic components. They can be divided further into the following categories depending
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Offers of Amazing Ambivalence in Klagenfurt (1) Being one of Austria’s most visited cities‚ the pressure is always on in Klagenfurt. Bordering the modernized life of an urban area and the tranquil aura brought about by nature‚ Klagenfurt is truly a gem that the country is bragging about. The city’s very ambivalence magnets travelers from all around the globe especially to those who wanted to have the best of both worlds when traveling---fun and relaxation. Truly‚ Klagenfurt offers nothing but the
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The Midwest Drought: Can Global Warming Be Blamed? The drought which swept across the Midwestern United States in the summer of 2012 has been the most severe and widespread drought of the past 50 years. The population of the Midwest is approximately 61 million people and the region includes the states of Illinois‚ Indiana‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ Michigan‚ Minnesota‚ Missouri‚ Nebraska‚ Ohio‚ North and South Dakota and Wisconsin. The percentage area experiencing moderate to exceptional drought in the Midwest
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Cyprus Submitted by: Usman Aziz Student No: 137371 . Development of Karpaz 1. Introduction 2. What is Karpaz peninsula 3. Factors of Development of Karpaz peninsula 4. budget 5. Climate of North Cyprus and Karpaz 6. Summer and winter in Karpaz 7. Rainfall and in North Cyprus and Karpaz 8. Major cities 9. Housing 10. tradition 11. ancient places 12. people and food 13. economy 14. ports and harbors 15. land area 16. international relations 17. animals and sea life 18. tourism 19. business 20. Conclusion
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