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LACEMOPS-Terms & Definitions
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Gravity
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Weather
Atmospheric conditions right now
Climate
Pattern of weather over a long period of time for a specific location
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Latitude
Latitude
The most important factor in determining climate. the further from the equator, the cooler it will be; sun's rays hit directly only between the Tropics. Areas not in the tropics receive inderect rays
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Air masses
Air masses
Cold air from polar regions;hot air from the Tropics. Mountains from the north of the city (in the N. Hemisphere) could block the cold air from reaching the city.
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continentality
continentality
Water molicules climate; water takes longer to heat and cool than land; the further from a large body of water that a place is, the more the temperature/climate will fluctuate.
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Elevation
Elevation
It gets colder as you go up a mountain. Increase in altiude means a decrease in 3.5 degrees Farinhiet; for every 1,000 ft. increase in elevation, ther is a 3 degrees Farinhiet decrease in temperature.
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Mountain Barriers
Mountain Barriers
Stop wind and storm; also creates the orographic effect on the leeward side of a mountain range.
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Ocean Currents
Ocean Currents
Cold currents bring dry air; warm currents bring wet air.
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Pressure & Prevailing Winds
Pressure & Prevailing Winds
High Pressure systems are heavy & cold (air); Low Pressure systems are warm & light (air).
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Storms
Storms
When polar winds & westerlies air masses collide, some sort of storms is the outcome.
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